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Georgia Politics Has a History of Personalities Over Issues
James C. Cobb
June 8, 2022
How Did Democrats Turn Georgia Blue?
James C. Cobb
February 10, 2021
Turnout, Not Turnoff, Drives Georgia’s Suburban Vote
James C. Cobb
December 26, 2020
Refusal to Cover Faces Is Unmasking the Privilege at UGA
James C. Cobb
July 15, 2020
Like the Great Depression, Coronavirus Could Change a Generation
jamesc.cobb
May 20, 2020
When Historians Made History Themselves
jamesc.cobb
November 20, 2019
As Hate-Mongers Go, George Wallace Was a Novice Compared to Trump
jamesc.cobb
August 21, 2019
Revisiting Andrew Johnson Shows Impeachment Won’t Fix Everything
jamesc.cobb
July 31, 2019
History Shows Taxing Imports Can Backfire
jamesc.cobb
December 12, 2018
The Future Is Bright for Democrats, Thanks to Demographics (and Trump)
jamesc.cobb
December 5, 2018
What Does It Mean to Be Southern?
gregoryrodriguez
November 28, 2018
Talkin’ Turkey With UGA History Prof James Cobb
gregoryrodriguez
November 21, 2018
TIME After TIME: How Magazine Coverage of the South Changed From 1964–2018
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September 19, 2018
Pickups and Politics: The Truck as Signifier for Rural Roots
jamesc.cobb
August 8, 2018
The Art of the Kneel
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June 6, 2018
What Happened When Martin Luther King Jr.’s Dream Got Too Big
jamesc.cobb
April 11, 2018
Eugene Talmadge, Georgia’s Most Hateful Governor, Doesn’t Deserve a Bridge Named After Him
jamesc.cobb
February 28, 2018
Despite GOP Setbacks, Democrats Aren’t in Great Shape in 2018
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January 17, 2018
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