Samuel Goldman
Samuel Goldman is a national correspondent at TheWeek.com. He is also an associate professor of political science at George Washington University, where he is executive director of the John L. Loeb, Jr. Institute for Religious Freedom and director of the Politics & Values Program. He received his Ph.D. from Harvard and was a postdoctoral fellow in Religion, Ethics, & Politics at Princeton University. His books include God's Country: Christian Zionism in America (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2018) and After Nationalism (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2021). In addition to academic research, Goldman's writing has appeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and many other publications.
Latest articles by Samuel Goldman
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America's nervous breakdown is right on schedule
opinion A political scientist predicted a national freakout every 60 years. We're right on cue.
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Why the GOP must come to terms with George W. Bush's disastrous presidency
feature The party cannot chart a course to future victory until it makes peace with past failures
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What today's GOP could learn from Benjamin Disraeli
The Explainer The 19th-century British lawmaker paved the way for decades of conservative dominance
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Why conservatives should make government simpler, not smaller
The Explainer Emphasis on simplicity and clarity offers more advantages to more Americans than a dogmatic commitment to small government
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Stop calling the U.S. an oligarchy
feature Despite its dwindling reputation, American democracy is far healthier than its peers in Europe
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