David Maraniss
The Visionary
The future, and what is barely possible, reads round the next corner.
David Maraniss is a prominent author and journalist known for his deep explorations of American history and culture. This interview reveals his ability to connect past events with present realities, showcasing his visionary perspective on societal change and the importance of understanding historical context.
“It is, it is. I'm not quite sure where it's going. What I tell young journalists or people who ask about it is the platform really isn't the key thing. However you get your news or however you write your story, newspapers as physical entities might be gone after our generation. Who knows how people will get their information?”
“Well, I moved from Detroit when I was seven, so I got to Wisconsin to Madison at about the time that Lombardy did. And that was a glorious era. But yes, no, so I started thinking about why did it hit me that way? It's because I was born in Detroit.”
“After a period where Barack Obama or Barry was called sort of rebelled against everything and was just out there sort of angry as a kid and or playing basketball and doing smoking dope and other things that just he wasn't finding himself yet.”
“Yeah, all of that stuff. But he was basically a progressive Democrat of that era who was elected really primarily because of the African American vote.”
The Axe Files with David Axelrod — Ep. 12 - David Maraniss
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