When Barack Obama became the 44th President of the United States, pundits and leading news outlets heralded the arrival of a “post-racial America.”  Some Americans, however, didn’t see it that way.  Ian Reifowitz discusses the exploitation of race in the Obama years by one of America’s prominent conservative opinion makers, Rush Limbaugh, in his latest book, The Tribalization of Politics: How Rush Limbaugh’s Race-Baiting Rhetoric on the Obama Presidency Paved the Way for Trump.

Reifowitz is professor of Historical Studies at Empire State College of the State University of New York.  He is a Contributing Editor at Daily Kos and his articles have appeared in numerous outlets, including Daily News, Newsday, and the New Republic. In addition to his latest book, Reifowitz has also authored Obama’s America: A Transformative Vision of Our National Identity and Imagining an Austrian Nation: Joseph Samuel Bloch and the Search for a Multiethnic Austrian Identity, 1846–1919. 

When Barack Obama became the 44th&nbsp;President of the United States, pundits and leading news outlets heralded the arrival of a &ldquo;post-racial America.&rdquo; &nbsp;Some Americans, however, didn&rsquo;t see it that way.&nbsp; Ian Reifowitz discusses the exploitation of race in the Obama years by one of America&rsquo;s prominent conservative opinion makers, Rush Limbaugh, in his latest book,&nbsp;The Tribalization of Politics: How Rush Limbaugh&rsquo;s Race-Baiting Rhetoric on the Obama Presidency Paved the Way for Trump.
Reifowitz is professor of Historical Studies at Empire State College of the State University of New York. &nbsp;He is a Contributing Editor at Daily Kos and his articles have appeared in numerous outlets, including Daily News, Newsday, and the New Republic. In addition to his latest book, Reifowitz has also authored&nbsp;Obama&rsquo;s America: A Transformative Vision of Our National Identity&nbsp;and&nbsp;Imagining an Austrian Nation: Joseph Samuel Bloch and the Search for a Multiethnic Austrian Identity, 1846&ndash;1919.&nbsp;

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Story in the Public Square is a weekly, 30-minute series that brings audiences to the intersection of storytelling and public affairs. Hosted by Jim Ludes and G. Wayne Miller, Story in the Public Square offers a spirited but respectful dialogue. Often funny, always provocative, each episode of Story in the Public Square moves beyond traditional public affairs programming to consider the impact of narrative and storytelling on public life today.