Letters from an American
Heather Cox Richardson's narrated newsletter about the history behind today's politics. heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
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Episodes (822)
Massachusetts 54th Regiment
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A Deeply Unpopular Push
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Trump’s Lies
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A Different Set of Priorities
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Valuing What Nature Can Accomplish
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Hostilities
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Threats Dismissed
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Fury
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Rigging the 2026 Election
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Two Celebrations
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Mothers' Day
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Look, Ma. A U.F.O!
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Gerrymandering Arms Race
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Hidden Costs
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A Ballroom Bait and Switch
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Trump's "Mini War"
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Gilding the Capital
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Ten Great American Horses
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Will We Choose the Rule of Law?
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A New Low
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Two Speeches
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Questionable Claims
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The Ballroom Distraction
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White House Correspondents' Dinner
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Establishing the United Nations
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Purges at the Pentagon
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The Fight Over Gerrymandering
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A New Low
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Fecklessly Failing
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Could the King Be Checked By the People?
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Damage
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Crises in the Wings
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The Republicans Seem Frantic
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Now He Belongs to the Ages
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The Changing Political Game
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Restore America to Its Own People
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Trump’s Broken Promises
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Attack on Fort Sumter
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Has Something Shifted?
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Falling Apart
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Meeting at Appomattox
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Trump’s Mad and Desperate Threats
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Lies and Non Sequiturs
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The President’s Ultimatums
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Exerting Their Will
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NATO
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Administration is Feeling Pressure
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The Legacy of Birthright Citizenship
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Unbelievably Irresponsible
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The Whims of a Single Man
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