Paul Krugman's Op-Ed explores the centrality of race & the Republican party and links it back to Reagan as well as the historical switch from the Red to Blue by blacks. Republicans and Race - New York Times. "Over the past few weeks there have been a number of commentaries about Ronald Reagan’s legacy, specifically about whether he exploited the white backlash against the civil rights movement. The controversy unfortunately obscures the larger point, which should be undeniable: the central role of this backlash in the rise of the modern conservative movement."
