Blinded by the Right | Blinded by the Right

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Author: David Brock
First Published: 2002
Type of Work: Memoir
Time of Work: The 1980’s and 1990’s
Setting: Berkeley, California, and Washington, D.C.
Genres: Nonfiction, Memoir, Politics
Subjects: United States or Americans, Journalism or journalists, Politics, Homosexuality or homosexuals, Twentieth century, Authors or writers, 1980’s, California, Washington, D.C., Blackmail, Conservatism, Politicians, Ethics, Truthfulness and falsehood, Judges, Conspiracies or conspirators, 1990’s, Presidents, South America or South Americans, Scandal, Hatred, Republican Party, 2000’s, Arkansas
Locales: Washington, D.C., Berkeley, CA

Anyone who took even a passing interest in American politics during the 1990’s could not fail to be aware of the acrimonious atmosphere that pervaded national politics. Partisan battles raged as left and right fought to win control over the political and cultural life of the nation. A taste of what was to come occurred in 1991, when the whole nation was riveted to its television screens during the Senate confirmation hearings of Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas. Thomas was accused by a law professor, Anita Hill, of sexual harassment, and the hearings contained the kind of lurid...

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