Dinesh D'Souza

About Dinesh D'Souza

Dinesh D’Souza has had a prominent career as a writer, scholar, and public intellectual, and has also become an award-winning filmmaker. Born in India, D’Souza came to the U.S. as an exchange student at the age of 18 and graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Dartmouth College. Called one of the “top young public-policy makers in the country,” D’Souza quickly became known as a major force in public policy through his books, speeches, and films. His latest book and film, Death of a Nation, hits stores on July 31 and screens on August 3.

LBJ’S Democratic Plantation

LBJ’S Democratic Plantation

Let’s face it. Our ass is in a crack. We’re gonna have to let this nigger bill pass. —Lyndon Johnson to Sen. John Stennis, 1957 The transformation of the Democratic Party from the party of racism and segregation to the party of civil rights is, according to historian Eric Rauchway, the central political

By Dinesh D'Souza| 2018-09-01T14:55:05+00:00 September 2nd, 2018|

Richard Spencer, Wilsonian Progressive

Richard Spencer, Wilsonian Progressive

I’ve never interviewed a white supremacist before, so I didn’t know what to expect when Richard Spencer showed up to talk to me, with my film team present and the cameras rolling. Spencer is often portrayed as the most dangerous man in America. A profile of him in the Atlantic Monthly likened him

By Dinesh D'Souza| 2018-08-09T21:02:33+00:00 August 10th, 2018|

The Switch That Never Happened: How the South Really Went GOP

The Switch That Never Happened: How the South Really Went GOP

This article is adapted from Dinesh D’Souza’s new book Death of a Nation, out July 31 from St. Martin’s Press. His movie of the same title opens nationwide on Friday, August 3. An interesting phenomenon in politics is the flip flop. What would cause a politician who takes a stand on an issue

By Dinesh D'Souza| 2018-07-30T20:55:19+00:00 July 29th, 2018|