Carlos Kevin Blanton, Author at Texas Monthly

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April 9, 2021

When the Political Gets Personal

Veteran Austin journalist Bill Minutaglio’s latest book is a crowd-pleasing account of heated political battles in Texas over the past 150 years. But does it get the big picture right?

By Carlos Kevin Blanton

Arts & Entertainment |

March 18, 2020

How Nineteenth-Century Texas Created American Liberalism

After the Civil War, a group of politicians fought—and failed—to empower everyday Texans. But we can see their influence in the New Deal, the Great Society, Donald Trump, and Bernie Sanders.

By Carlos Kevin Blanton

Books |

September 21, 2018

The Secret History of Anti-Mexican Violence in Texas

In her groundbreaking new book, Monica Muñoz Martinez uncovers the legacy of a brutal past.

By Carlos Kevin Blanton