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Kevin Phillips
political analyst, Nixon staffer
Kevin Phillips is an American writer and commentator on politics, economics, and history. Formerly a Republican Party strategist, Phillips has become disaffected with his former party over the last two decades, and is now one of its harshest critics. He is a regular contributor to The Los Angeles Times and NPR, and is a political analyst on PBS' NOW with Bill Moyers.