About Gingrich

I have written extensively about Newt Gingrich since the 1980s. Here are a few pieces that may be useful:

Scholarly Work

• “Understanding Newt Gingrich,” paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, San Francisco, August 29, 1996.
• “Class Connections: Congressional Classes and the Republicans of 1994,” The Forum 12 (October 2014). With Nichol C. Rae.
• "The House GOP's Civil War," PS: Political Science and Politics 30 (December 1997). With William F. Connelly, Jr.

Articles in the News Media

• "The Doubtful Wisdom of a Donald Trump - Newt Gingrich Ticket," Christian Science Monitor, May 6, 2016.
• “Why Gingrich Would Lose in a Debate with Obama,” Washington Post, January 27, 2012 (online), January 29, 2012 (print).
• “Five Myths about Newt Gingrich, Washington Post, November 22, 2011 (online); November 27, 2011 (print).
• "Tongue of Newt: The Political Power of Language," Reason, February 1999.

Blog Posts

• Gingrich and Reagan in Public Papers, Bessette-Pitney Text, January 30, 2012.
• Gingrich and the Media 1985, Bessette-Pitney Text, December 19, 2011.
• Gingrich and the Vaccine Theory, Autism Policy and Politics, December 16, 2011.
• Gingrich's Self-Image, Bessette-Pitney Text, November 20, 2011.