Alan Brinkley, noted historian of liberalism and 20th century America, dead at 70
NEW YORK — Alan Brinkley, an influential historian and academic who traced the evolution of liberalism from the New Deal to the 21st century and was a popular commentator on culture and politics, has died at age 70. Brinkley died Sunday at his home in Manhattan. Daughter Elly Brinkley says he died of complications from a disease related to Lou Gehrig’s disease, or ALS. One of four children of network anchorman David Brinkley, Alan Brinkley grew up in a home […]