For MAGA devotees, if you believe Donald Trump has been unfairly scrutinized, criticized, and victimized, it is not much of a reach to conclude Richard Nixon faced the same treatment. Legions of young people are flocking to social media, especially Instagram, where Nixon is treated like a folk hero. Politics in the Age of Richard Nixon,” I see a different kind of student being attracted to the conversation. And if Abraham Lincoln guided us through the earlier period, it was Richard Nixon who was at the helm more recently – an era that seems surprisingly resonant today. Scrolling from somewhere, Richard Nixon is surely amused.