John J. Pitney, Jr. is the Roy P. Crocker Professor of American Politics at Claremont McKenna College.
He served as the acting director of the research department of the Republican National Committee from 1990-1991. He received a Ph.D. from Yale University and a B.A. in political science from Union College.
| Strunk and White, TL;DR |
| By: John J. Pitney, Jr. |
| Posted: June 13, 2018 |
| The internet's contribution to the English language.... |
| America's Relentless Suitor |
| By: John J. Pitney, Jr. |
| Posted: November 11, 2016 |
| This article appeared in: Vol. XVI, Number 4, Fall 2016 |
There is much to learn from Nixon’s virtues and vices. ... |
| Symbols Matter |
| By: John J. Pitney, Jr. |
| Posted: November 23, 2015 |
| Symbols, like the black shirts traditionally worn by fascist organizations and now being donned by the CMC campus protesters, matter. If the protesters are really serious about healing our community, they should avoid symbols that say the opposite.... |
| The Year of Living Dangerously |
| By: John J. Pitney, Jr. |
| Posted: October 30, 2014 |
| This article appeared in: Vol. XIV, Number 4, Fall 2014 |
A review of Resilient America: Electing Nixon in 1968, Channeling Dissent, and Dividing Government, by Michael Nelson. ... |
| American Woman |
| By: John J. Pitney, Jr. |
| Posted: May 11, 2010 |
| This article appeared in: Vol. X, Number 2 - Spring 2010 |
A review of Going Rogue: An American Life, by Sarah Palin ... |
| Nixon's the One |
| By: John J. Pitney, Jr. |
| Posted: July 21, 2008 |
| This article appeared in: Vol. VIII, Number 3 - Summer 2008 |
Nixon's influence on the way we practice politics today. ... |
| Not a Hugger |
| By: John J. Pitney, Jr. |
| Posted: April 18, 2008 |
| This article appeared in: Vol. VIII , Number 2 - Spring 2008 |
Cheney Derangement Syndrome is threatening the mental health of the cultural and political Left. ... |
| Books in Brief |
| By: John J. Pitney, Jr. |
| Posted: October 3, 2007 |
| This article appeared in: Vol. VII, Number 4 - Fall 2007 |
| Reluctant Crusaders: Power, Culture, and Change in American Grand Strategy, by Colin Dueck Colin Dueck's Reluctant Crusaders is a well-researched, cogently argued explanation of how America's internal political characteristics have shaped its strategy toward the world. A prof... |
| Books in Brief |
| By: John J. Pitney, Jr. |
| Posted: January 29, 2007 |
| This article appeared in: Vol. II, Number 4 - Fall 2002 |
| I'll Be Short: Essentials for a Decent Working Society by Robert B. Reich. Former Labor Secretary Robert B. Reich first gained notice in the 1980s as a champion of "neoliberalism." The term was never clear. Neoliberals generally took the same stands as paleoliberals and mesol... |
| Crushing One's Enemies |
| By: John J. Pitney, Jr. |
| Posted: September 1, 2003 |
| This article appeared in: Vol. III, Number 4 - Fall 2003 |
Dating only from the 17th century, The Book of Five Rings is a Japanese work on the specifics of martial arts and swordsmanship. ... |
| The President and the Professors |
| By: John J. Pitney, Jr. |
| Posted: February 15, 2003 |
| This article appeared in: Vol. III, Number 2 Spring 2003 |
Presidents use professors for their own purposes, not the other way around. ... |
| A Bad Case for Big Government |
| By: John J. Pitney, Jr. |
| Posted: February 6, 2002 |
| This article appeared in: Vol. II , Number 2 - Winter 2002 |
Though the authors are prestigious professors, the book is surprisingly simplistic and often simply wrong. ... |
