Background
Donald Thomas Critchlow was born on May 18, 1948, in Pasadena, California. He is a son of William J. Marchinton and Anne Merier.
(After World War II, U.S. policy experts--convinced that u...)
After World War II, U.S. policy experts--convinced that unchecked population growth threatened global disaster--successfully lobbied bipartisan policy-makers in Washington to initiate federally-funded family planning. In Intended Consequences, Donald T. Critchlow deftly chronicles how the government's involvement in contraception and abortion evolved into one of the most bitter, partisan controversies in American political history. The growth of the feminist movement in the late 1960s fundamentally altered the debate over the federal family planning movement, shifting its focus from population control directed by established interests in the philanthropic community to highly polarized pro-abortion and anti-abortion groups mobilized at the grass-roots level. And when the Supreme Court granted women the Constitutional right to legal abortion in 1973, what began as a bi-partisan, quiet revolution during the administrations of Kennedy and Johnson exploded into a contentious argument over sexuality, welfare, the role of women, and the breakdown of traditional family values. Intended Consequences encompasses over four decades of political history, examining everything from the aftermath of the Republican "moral revolution" during the Reagan and Bush years to the current culture wars concerning unwed motherhood, homosexuality, and the further protection of women's abortion rights. Critchlow's carefully balanced appraisal of federal birth control and abortion policy reveals that despite the controversy, the family planning movement has indeed accomplished much in the way of its intended goal--the reduction of population growth in many parts of the world. Written with authority, fresh insight, and impeccable research, Intended Consequences skillfully unfolds the history of how the federal government found its way into the private bedrooms of the American family.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0195046579/?tag=2022091-20
1999
(Listen to a short interview with Donald Critchlow Host: C...)
Listen to a short interview with Donald Critchlow Host: Chris Gondek | Producer: Heron & Crane Despite significant losses in the 2006 midterm elections, the Republican Right remains a powerful and defining force in American politics. Donald Critchlow, a leading historian of American conservatism, shows that time and again the GOP Right appeared defeated, only to rebound with explosive force. The ascendancy of the GOP Right was not preordained, nor was its political triumph inevitable. Rather, the history of the postwar Right was one of fierce political warfare as moderate Republicans battled right-wing Republicans for control of their party, and conservatives battled liberals for control of government. In the struggle against the dominant New Deal state, conservatives gained control of the Republican party, but their advance against liberalism and the Democratic party proved less steady. At each point the accident of historical circumstance precluded a predictable outcome. In this provocative history of the Right in modern America, Critchlow finds a deep dilemma inherent in how conservative Republicans expressed their anti-statist ideology in an age of mass democracy and Cold War hostilities. As the Right moved forward with its political program, partisanship intensified and ideological division widened--both between the parties and across the electorate. This intensified partisanship reflects the vibrancy of a mature democracy, Critchlow argues, and a new level of political engagement despite its disquieting effect on American political debate. The Conservative Ascendancy boldly captures the twists and turns of the GOP Right over the last sixty years, offering a story of how deeply held beliefs about the nature of the individual and the good society are translated into political power.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0674026209/?tag=2022091-20
2007
("Politics makes for strange bedfellows," the old saying g...)
"Politics makes for strange bedfellows," the old saying goes. Americans, however, often forget the obvious lesson underlying this adage: politics is about winning elections and governing once in office. Voters of all stripes seem put off by the rough-and-tumble horse-trading and deal-making of politics, viewing its practitioners as self-serving and without principle or conviction. Because of these perspectives, the scholarly and popular narrative of American politics has come to focus on ideology over all else. But as Donald T. Critchlow demonstrates in his riveting new book, this obsession obscures the important role of temperament, character, and leadership ability in political success. Critchlow looks at four leading Republican presidential contenders—Richard Nixon, Nelson Rockefeller, Barry Goldwater, and Ronald Reagan—to show that, behind the scenes, ideology mattered less than principled pragmatism and the ability to build coalitions toward electoral and legislative victory. Drawing on new archival material, Critchlow lifts the curtain on the lives of these political rivals and what went on behind the scenes of their campaigns. He reveals unusual relationships between these men: Nixon making deals with Rockefeller, while Rockefeller courted Goldwater and Reagan, who themselves became political rivals despite their shared conservatism. The result is a book sure to fascinate anyone wondering what it takes to win the presidency of the United States—and to govern effectively.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0812249771/?tag=2022091-20
2017
Donald Thomas Critchlow was born on May 18, 1948, in Pasadena, California. He is a son of William J. Marchinton and Anne Merier.
Donald was educated at Maryville High School in Phoenix, Arizona. He graduated from San Francisco State University in 1968 and received his Master of Arts (1972) and Doctor of Philosophy (1978) from the University of California, Berkeley.
Donald Critchlow started his career as a teaching assistant at University of Califonia-Berkeley in 1974. Then he worked at University of California, Institute of Industrial Relations in 1975. In 1976 he worked as an acting instructor in history at San Francisco State University and in 1977 - as an acting instructor in environmental studies at University of Califomia-Berkeley.
Critchlow became working as an assistant professor of history at North Central College, Napierville, Illinois in 1978 and worked there till 1981. He was also an assistant professor of history at University of Dayton from 1981 to 1983. Since 1983, he worked at University of Notre Dame. First, he worked there as an assistant professor, then associate professor of history till 1991. In 1987, he co-founded the quarterly interdisciplinary Journal of Policy History. Published by Cambridge University Press, the Journal has published a number of prize winning essays and sponsors an interdisciplinary conference. Since 1991, he worked as a professor at Saint Louis University.
In the fall of 2010, Critchlow accepted a professorship in history at Arizona State University. In 2014 he became director of the Center for Political Thought and Leadership as ASU. He is also an editor for Journal of Policy History, Critical Issues in European and American History, reader for John Hopkins University Press, Cornell University Press, Northern Illinois University Press, Temple University Press, Dorsey Press, Pennsylvania State University Press, Houghton-Miffin, Journal of American History, and Review of Politics. His most recent books include Future Right: The Forging of a New Republican Majority(St. Martin's Press, 2016), American Political History: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford University Press, 2015) and When Hollywood Was Right: How Movie Stars, Movie Moguls, and Big Business Remade American Politics (Cambridge University Press, 2013).
Donald T. Critchlow is founding president on the Institute for Political History, a non-profit education foundation that sponsors the Policy History Conference, graduate travel awards, and other academic and historical projects.
In 1987, Donald also co-founded the quarterly interdisciplinary Journal of Policy History. Published by Cambridge University Press, the Journal has published a number of prize winning essays and sponsors an interdisciplinary conference.
Donald has written for the Washington Post, New York Observer, New York Post, and National Review. He is the author and editor of 25 books.
(Listen to a short interview with Donald Critchlow Host: C...)
2007("Politics makes for strange bedfellows," the old saying g...)
2017(After World War II, U.S. policy experts--convinced that u...)
1999Critchlow married Patricia in 1978. They have 2 children: Agnieszka and Magda.
