How wealthier whites through the centuries successfully employed a “divide and conquer” strategy that brought together whites of all social classes under a common racial identity with a common enemy. Which brings us to Donald Trump.
The part of me that is a congressional historian sees this as a useful signpost and a colorful narrative of the ongoing stress that comes from an obstructionist Congress.
Acclaimed author Adam Cohen traces the grim history of American eugenics in his groundbreaking new book "Imbeciles: The Supreme Court, American Eugenics, and the Sterilization of Carrie Buck."
