Brian Birdnow

Brian Birdnow

Brian E. Birdnow is a historian and teaches at a university in the St. Louis area. He is the author of Communism, Anti-Communism And The Federal Courts In Missouri 1952-1958: The Trial of the St. Louis Five.

Articles

The Bitter End: Eric Greitens Throws In The Towel
Missouri

The Bitter End: Eric Greitens Throws In The Towel

May 30, 2018
Strife On the Mississippi? Eric Greitens Gets Off…For Now
Missouri

Strife On the Mississippi? Eric Greitens Gets Off…For Now

May 21, 2018
Pride Goeth Before the Fall: Politics, Hubris & Eric Greitens
Missouri

Pride Goeth Before the Fall: Politics, Hubris & Eric Greitens

Feb 26, 2018
Peace Through Strength: Another Trump Radicalism?
Donald Trump

Peace Through Strength: Another Trump Radicalism?

Jan 1, 2018
Conservatives

Donald, St. Jack, & the Soul of the GOP

Sep 5, 2017
Columns

Public Art, History, & Liberalism at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Jul 4, 2017
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Columns

Of Monuments and Mayors: The Confederate Memorial Controversy in St. Louis

May 22, 2017
St. Bernard To the Rescue?
Bernie Sanders

St. Bernard To the Rescue?

Apr 26, 2017
America First? US Foreign Policy in the Age of Trump
Columns

America First? US Foreign Policy in the Age of Trump

Mar 11, 2017
Wall Wishing or Gringo The Lilacs? Mexico and the Ugly American
Donald Trump

Wall Wishing or Gringo The Lilacs? Mexico and the Ugly American

Feb 3, 2017
Fetishism? E.J. Dionne, The Washington Post, and the Constitution
Washington Post

Fetishism? E.J. Dionne, The Washington Post, and the Constitution

Jan 2, 2017
Columns

The 2016 Election Is Finally Finished

Dec 20, 2016
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The New Conservative Majority?
conservative

The New Conservative Majority?

Dec 5, 2016
Dionne, Denial, and Deplorables: The Washington Post at the Dawn of the Trump Age
Columns

Dionne, Denial, and Deplorables: The Washington Post at the Dawn of the Trump Age

Nov 22, 2016
The Paper That Blew Its Cool: E.J. Dionne & The Current Discontents
Columns

The Paper That Blew Its Cool: E.J. Dionne & The Current Discontents

Aug 11, 2016
The More Things Change the More They Stay the Same!
Columns

The More Things Change the More They Stay the Same!

Jul 11, 2016
Inauthentic & Dislikeable, But a Dream Ticket?
Elizabeth Warren

Inauthentic & Dislikeable, But a Dream Ticket?

Jul 4, 2016
Donald Trump

People Who Live In Glass Houses?

Jun 8, 2016
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Bernie Sanders

Prosperity Is Just Around The Corner? Obama and American Decline

May 18, 2016
Conservatives

Moving On Or Turning Left? The Doctrine of Non-Resistance

May 10, 2016
On Syndicated Columnists and Loving America at the Miami Herald
Donald Trump

On Syndicated Columnists and Loving America at the Miami Herald

Apr 8, 2016
Sexism and the Poor Campaigner: Hillary Clinton Meets Modern Times
Hillary Clinton

Sexism and the Poor Campaigner: Hillary Clinton Meets Modern Times

Mar 24, 2016
St. Louis Post-Dispatch vs. Scalia: A Liberal Daily Newspaper Trashes Conservatism
Columns

St. Louis Post-Dispatch vs. Scalia: A Liberal Daily Newspaper Trashes Conservatism

Feb 24, 2016
WaPo's Kathleen Parker Offers Unwanted Cure For The GOP
Nikki Haley

WaPo's Kathleen Parker Offers Unwanted Cure For The GOP

Jan 26, 2016
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'Twas the Week Before Christmas? Hillary at It Again!
Hillary Clinton

'Twas the Week Before Christmas? Hillary at It Again!

Dec 18, 2015
Donald Trump, Islam, and “Un-American Activities”
Donald Trump

Donald Trump, Islam, and “Un-American Activities”

Dec 12, 2015
Obama Administration

Presidential Petulance and the Washington Post

Nov 26, 2015
Bill Clinton

Campaign Finance Caper? Hillary Clinton and the Ghost of Scandals Past

Oct 3, 2015
Ted Cruz

High Noon? Dana Milbank, Ted Cruz and “Lawlessness” in Washington

Sep 14, 2015
The Washington Post, Dana Milbank, and Their Republican Friends
RINO

The Washington Post, Dana Milbank, and Their Republican Friends

Aug 5, 2015
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Furl That Banner Slowly?
Columns

Furl That Banner Slowly?

Jul 14, 2015
Paul Ryan’s Thin Gruel?
Columns

Paul Ryan’s Thin Gruel?

Jul 6, 2015
Democrats

Democrats Admit Failure on Obamacare? Not On Your Life or Your Health!

Jun 2, 2015
Democratic Party

A Dimes’ Worth of Difference? Politics Beyond the Hot Air In 2015

May 12, 2015
Gimme That Old Time Religion? Bill De Balsio’s Politics and Piety in New York
Columns

Gimme That Old Time Religion? Bill De Balsio’s Politics and Piety in New York

Mar 30, 2015
Life on the Mississippi? Tragedy, Politics, and Mass Media in St. Louis
media

Life on the Mississippi? Tragedy, Politics, and Mass Media in St. Louis

Mar 10, 2015
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Life on the Mississippi? Tragedy, Politics, and Mass Media in St. Louis
media

Life on the Mississippi? Tragedy, Politics, and Mass Media in St. Louis

Mar 10, 2015
The Sound and the Fury Signifying Nothing? Obama’s Swagger and the Economy
Obama

The Sound and the Fury Signifying Nothing? Obama’s Swagger and the Economy

Feb 3, 2015
Obama As Economic Svengali: The Master Magician and His Media Allies Strike Again
Economics

Obama As Economic Svengali: The Master Magician and His Media Allies Strike Again

Jan 5, 2015
Bias

White Heat? Another Liberal Bashes Caucasian Males

Dec 18, 2014
From Here to Eternity? Ferguson and the Future
Black Community

From Here to Eternity? Ferguson and the Future

Dec 10, 2014
Milbank’s Lament: Amnesty, Missed Opportunities and Lost Elections
Columns

Milbank’s Lament: Amnesty, Missed Opportunities and Lost Elections

Nov 17, 2014
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Deriding the Wave? The 2014 Election & the St. Louis Post-Dispatch
GOP

Deriding the Wave? The 2014 Election & the St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Nov 10, 2014
Rooting For Defeat? Michael Gerson & Me-Too Republicanism at the Washington Post
Columns

Rooting For Defeat? Michael Gerson & Me-Too Republicanism at the Washington Post

Oct 27, 2014
Disloyalty at the Washington Post? Dana Milbank Rips Obama Critics
Obama

Disloyalty at the Washington Post? Dana Milbank Rips Obama Critics

Oct 14, 2014
Ferguson, Six Weeks Later: The Picture Darkens
#Ferguson

Ferguson, Six Weeks Later: The Picture Darkens

Sep 23, 2014
#Ferguson

Ferguson Revisited: Pictures at an Exhibition

Sep 9, 2014
Pat Buchanan, Political History, & the St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Columns

Pat Buchanan, Political History, & the St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Jul 26, 2014
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Bad Week For Obama, Boehner? A Noted Journalist looks at Politics Today
Obama Administration

Bad Week For Obama, Boehner? A Noted Journalist looks at Politics Today

Jul 7, 2014
Hillary Clinton, The One Percent, and How The Other Half Lives
Hillary Clinton

Hillary Clinton, The One Percent, and How The Other Half Lives

Jun 14, 2014