04/24/26: Cory Haala is an assistant professor of history and the Museum Studies Coordinator at the University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point. He just published his book, When Democrats Won the Heartland: Progressive Populism in the Age of Reagan, 1978-1992. 

(Joel Heitkamp is a talk show host on the Mighty 790 KFGO in Fargo-Moorhead. His award-winning program, “News & Views,” can be heard weekdays from 8 – 11 a.m. Follow Joel on X/Twitter @JoelKFGO.)