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Nicole Hemmer

Latest articles by Nicole Hemmer

Politics
The difference between Nixon and Trump is Fox NewsThe difference between Nixon and Trump is Fox News
Politics

Fox News shields President Trump. But his love for their conspiracies might bring him down.

By Nicole Hemmer
The Big Idea
Ex-Trump staffers should not get plum jobs at elite universitiesEx-Trump staffers should not get plum jobs at elite universities
The Big Idea

Why two prominent historians were right to resign from the University of Virginia’s Miller Center.

By Nicole Hemmer
The Big Idea
It’s always been hard to say no to citizenship requests from soldiers. Trump’s doing it.It’s always been hard to say no to citizenship requests from soldiers. Trump’s doing it.
The Big Idea

Even conservatives have historically embraced programs that trade military service for naturalization. That may be why the administration is targeting them.

By Nicole Hemmer
The Big Idea
In MLK’s day, conservatives didn’t think he was so “civil”In MLK’s day, conservatives didn’t think he was so “civil”
The Big Idea

He also knew calls for “civility” often serve to enforce the status quo.

By Nicole Hemmer
The Big Idea
The new US policy of separating immigrant children from their parents has chilling historical echoesThe new US policy of separating immigrant children from their parents has chilling historical echoes
The Big Idea

America has never treated families — nonwhite families, anyway — as sacrosanct.

By Nicole Hemmer
The Big Idea
The government prosecution of a “black identity extremist” fell apart. Meanwhile, white supremacists are on the march.The government prosecution of a “black identity extremist” fell apart. Meanwhile, white supremacists are on the march.
The Big Idea

It fits a pattern: US officials have historically found black radicals far more threatening than white supremacists.

By Nicole Hemmer
The Big Idea
Trump’s biggest mistake on immigration: his belief that something so complex can be “fixed”Trump’s biggest mistake on immigration: his belief that something so complex can be “fixed”
The Big Idea

History shows that policy always has to bend to reality.

By Nicole Hemmer
The Big Idea
How to think about consuming art made by sexual predators.How to think about consuming art made by sexual predators.
The Big Idea

Platforms are busily pulling shows and movies. But viewers still face tough moral and aesthetic decisions.

By Nicole Hemmer
The Big Idea
#MeToo’s roots in the feminist awakening of the 1960s#MeToo’s roots in the feminist awakening of the 1960s
The Big Idea

Women turned a place rife with abuse into the base of a social movement. It’s not the first time.

By Nicole Hemmer
The Big Idea
The women fighting for white male supremacyThe women fighting for white male supremacy
The Big Idea

A few women seek leadership roles on the alt-right. It’s tricky.

By Nicole Hemmer