Letters from an American

Heather Cox Richardson

Heather Cox Richardson's narrated newsletter about the history behind today's politics.

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A Ballroom Bait and Switch

2 days ago · 9 min
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Trump's "Mini War"

3 days ago · 5 min
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Gilding the Capital

3 days ago · 14 min
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Ten Great American Horses

5 days ago · 9 min
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Will We Choose the Rule of Law?

6 days ago · 9 min
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A New Low

1 week ago · 13 min
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Two Speeches

1 week ago · 13 min
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Questionable Claims

1 week ago · 14 min
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The Ballroom Distraction

1 week ago · 9 min
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White House Correspondents' Dinner

1 week ago · 11 min
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Establishing the United Nations

1 week ago · 7 min
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Purges at the Pentagon

2 weeks ago · 11 min
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The Fight Over Gerrymandering

2 weeks ago · 11 min
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A New Low

2 weeks ago · 14 min
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Fecklessly Failing

2 weeks ago · 14 min
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Could the King Be Checked By the People?

2 weeks ago · 14 min
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Damage

2 weeks ago · 11 min
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Crises in the Wings

2 weeks ago · 9 min
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The Republicans Seem Frantic

3 weeks ago · 15 min
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Now He Belongs to the Ages

3 weeks ago · 14 min
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The Changing Political Game

3 weeks ago · 10 min
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Restore America to Its Own People

3 weeks ago · 12 min
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Trump’s Broken Promises

3 weeks ago · 13 min
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Attack on Fort Sumter

3 weeks ago · 11 min
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Has Something Shifted?

3 weeks ago · 9 min
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Falling Apart

4 weeks ago · 10 min
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Meeting at Appomattox

4 weeks ago · 3 min
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Trump’s Mad and Desperate Threats

Apr 08 · 9 min
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Lies and Non Sequiturs

Apr 07 · 10 min
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The President’s Ultimatums

Apr 06 · 8 min
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Exerting Their Will

Apr 06 · 6 min
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NATO

Apr 04 · 6 min
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Administration is Feeling Pressure

Apr 04 · 15 min
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The Legacy of

Birthright Citizenship

Apr 03 · 13 min
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Unbelievably Irresponsible

Apr 01 · 13 min
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The Whims of a Single Man

Apr 01 · 14 min
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Turning Out For History

Mar 30 · 12 min
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Republican Governance in This Era

Mar 29 · 14 min
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The Change in the World Order

Mar 27 · 13 min
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Taking It to the States

Mar 27 · 13 min
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Deception, Distortion, and Destruction

Mar 25 · 12 min
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What News Do We Trust?

Mar 24 · 9 min
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President Under Pressure

Mar 23 · 16 min
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The 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments

Mar 22 · 8 min
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Global Disruption and

the War in Iran

Mar 21 · 12 min
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Cover-ups and Dodges

Mar 20 · 12 min
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“Stunning Interference”

Mar 19 · 10 min
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An Unprepared and Untethered Administration

Mar 18 · 15 min
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Evacuation of Boston,

1776

Mar 17 · 14 min
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Launching an Ill-Thought-Out War

Mar 16 · 15 min