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Letters from an American

Heather Cox Richardson · heathercoxrichardson.substack.com

Updated April 20, 2026

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

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Damage
11 min
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18
Crises in the Wings
9 min
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17
The Republicans Seem Frantic
15 min
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16
Now He Belongs to the Ages
14 min
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15
The Changing Political Game
10 min
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14
Restore America to Its Own People
12 min
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13
Trump’s Broken Promises
13 min
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12
Attack on Fort Sumter
11 min
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11
Has Something Shifted?
9 min
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10
Falling Apart
10 min
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9
Meeting at Appomattox
3 min
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8
Trump’s Mad and Desperate Threats
9 min
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7
Lies and Non Sequiturs
10 min
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6
The President’s Ultimatums
8 min
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6
Exerting Their Will
6 min
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4
NATO
6 min
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4
Administration is Feeling Pressure
15 min
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3
The Legacy of Birthright Citizenship
13 min
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1
Unbelievably Irresponsible
13 min
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1
The Whims of a Single Man
14 min