Time Machine
Each week, CAFE Editorial Producer David Kurlander looks back at an historical event that can help us make sense of a current legal or political conundrum.

âA Model Southern Sheriffâ: Z.T. Mathews and the 1962 Fight for Voting Rights in Terrell County
A growing group of Illinois sheriffs are suggesting that they will not enforce the stateâs new assault weapons ban, leading to a stand-off with Governor J.B. Pritzker and highlighting national fears over sheriffs who are claiming that the Constitution grants them ultimate authority. On this weekâs episode of Now & Then, âThe âConstitutional Sheriffâ Myth,â […]

âLife, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Din-Dinâ: Morris the Catâs Presidential Aspirations

âA Remarkable, Epoch-Making Bookâ: Marilyn Fergusonâs The Aquarian Conspiracy and the New Age Era

âThe Halo Gets Mighty Hot Sometimesâ: Georgia State Senator Leroy Johnsonâs Quest for Equality

âIn the Gothic Spiritâ: Architect Ralph Adams Cramâs Quest to Terminate the American Constitution

âA Hungry Kid in a Candy Storeâ: Lowell Birrellâs Flight and the Allure of the American Con Man

âThe Person in Chargeâ: Nancy Pelosi and the 1984 Democratic National Convention

âTea Chest Tempestâ: The Boston Tea Party, the Massachusetts Historical Society, and the Search for Historical Authenticity

âFinally, One of Our Guys is Driving the Carâ: Bill Clinton, the Youth Vote, and MTV

âMore Volatile Than the Publicâ: Polling Pyrotechnics in the 1982 Connecticut Senate Race

âA Design for Fascismâ: President Reaganâs Attempts to Parse the Politics of the New Deal

âPositive Mental Attitudeâ: W. Clement Stoneâs Fundraising Passion for Richard Nixon and the GOP

âHe Who Casts the First Loanâ: David Stockmanâs 1981 Attack on Student Loans
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