Kevin Phillips (political commentator)

Kevin Phillips
Born(1940-11-30)November 30, 1940
New York City, U.S.
DiedOctober 9, 2023(2023-10-09) (aged 82)
Alma mater
Occupations
  • Author
  • columnist
  • pundit
Spouse
Martha Henderson
(m. 1968)
Children3

Kevin Price Phillips (November 30, 1940 – October 9, 2023) was an American writer and commentator on politics, economics, and history. He emerged as a Republican Party strategist who helped devise its Southern Strategy in the 1960s. Phillips became disaffected with the party by the 1990s, subsequently leaving it to become an independent and staunch critic of the Republicans. He was a regular contributor to the Los Angeles Times, Harper's Magazine, and National Public Radio, and was a political analyst on PBS's NOW with Bill Moyers.