Julian E. Zelizer

Zelizer is a political historian at Princeton University. He is the author of a new book, Burning Down the House: Newt Gingrich, the Fall of a Speaker and the Rise of the New Republican Party.

Demonstrators attempt to breach the U.S. Capitol after they stormed past barricades on Jan. 6

What Impeachment Won't Change: How the GOP Became the Party of Trump Over Several Decades

The modern Republican Party doesn’t end on January 20, 2021. The grand fina...

The modern Republican Party doesn’t end on January 20, 2021. The grand finale of Donald J. Trump’s tumultuous presidency won’t fundamentally change the nature of the GOP. While many Republicans were shocked and scared by...

U.S. President Donald Trump (C) speaks to members of the media as Senate Majority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) (L), and Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO) (R) look on at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC on March 26, 2019.

How Newt Gingrich Laid the Groundwork for Trump's Republican Party

As Republicans prepare for their party convention this summer, we will see ...

As Republicans prepare for their party convention this summer, we will see the inevitable head-scratching take place about how the party leaders gave way to Donald Trump. There will be panels of pundits on television...