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Peter Balakian

Peter Balakian
Peter Balakian‘s recent book Ozone Journal won the Pulitzer Prize for poetry. He is the author of many books including Black Dog of Fate, a memoir, and The Burning Tigris: The Armenian Genocide and America’s Response both New York Times Notable Books. His op-eds and political essays have appeared widely. He is Donald M. and Constance H. Rebar Professor of the Humanities at Colgate University.


What a 1964 Book About American Anti-Intellectualism Can Teach Us About the Trump Era

Peter Balakian on Richard Hofstadter and the Current Assault on Academia
July 9, 2025  By Peter Balakian
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