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Letters from an American | Heather Cox Richardson | Substack
A newsletter about the history behind today's politics. Click to read Letters from an American, by Heather Cox Richardson, a Substack publication with millions of subscribers.
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The U.S. celebration of Thanksgiving began not with the Pilgrims but with President Abraham Lincoln, who used Thanksgiving celebrations during the Civil War to reinforce support for the American nation and for a new birth of freedom.
November 27, 2025 at 5:35 AM
The U.S. celebration of Thanksgiving began not with the Pilgrims but with President Abraham Lincoln, who used Thanksgiving celebrations during the Civil War to reinforce support for the American nation and for a new birth of freedom.
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November 26, 2025
November 26, 2025
Thanksgiving is the quintessential American holiday…but not for the reasons we generally remember.
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November 27, 2025 at 5:04 AM
November 26, 2025
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Such classic gaslighting it's an instructive moment. The question is not whether generic is better or worse, it's that a list with more expensive brand names is not the same as a list with cheaper generics. Perverting that truth into an attack on those calling it out is Manipulation 101.
Hassett: "On one of the Sunday shows, the anchor criticized the fact Walmart said the Thanksgiving dinner is cheaper by about $10. Then he said, 'Oh yeah, but they substituted generic stuff,' as if having a generic something is a crime for ordinary folks! It shows how out of touch these people are."
November 26, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Such classic gaslighting it's an instructive moment. The question is not whether generic is better or worse, it's that a list with more expensive brand names is not the same as a list with cheaper generics. Perverting that truth into an attack on those calling it out is Manipulation 101.
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November 25, 2025
November 25, 2025
Last week, a poll conducted for Global EV Alliance, made up of electric vehicle driver associations around the world, found that 52% of Americans would avoid buying a Tesla for political reasons.
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November 26, 2025 at 6:59 AM
November 25, 2025
Today's Politics Chat:
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Politics Chat, November 25, 2025
YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson
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November 26, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Today's Politics Chat:
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Letters from an American
November 24, 2025
November 24, 2025
November 25, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Letters from an American
November 24, 2025
November 24, 2025
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November 24, 2025
November 24, 2025
U.S.
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November 25, 2025 at 7:34 AM
November 24, 2025
American Conversations: Representative Jim Himes
Himes is the Ranking Member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.
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Himes is the Ranking Member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.
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A Conversation with Representative Jim Himes | American Conversations
YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson
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November 24, 2025 at 4:32 PM
American Conversations: Representative Jim Himes
Himes is the Ranking Member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.
*Note: this upload has fixed audio & video
youtu.be/13IVUWiuHHI
Himes is the Ranking Member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.
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November 23, 2025
November 23, 2025
“Do I understand correctly that there is now a dispute within the administration about whether this ‘peace plan’ was written by Russians or Americans?” foreign affairs journalist Anne Applebaum asked ...
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November 24, 2025 at 7:42 AM
November 23, 2025
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Hey folks:
For those who missed it, here's a link to this morning's "What the Heck Just Happened? With Heather and Joanne"
AND NO I DIDN'T GO FOR A RUN
www.youtube.com/watch?v=etZz...
For those who missed it, here's a link to this morning's "What the Heck Just Happened? With Heather and Joanne"
AND NO I DIDN'T GO FOR A RUN
www.youtube.com/watch?v=etZz...
What the Heck Just Happened? With Heather and Joanne
YouTube video by Dr. Joanne Freeman
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November 22, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Hey folks:
For those who missed it, here's a link to this morning's "What the Heck Just Happened? With Heather and Joanne"
AND NO I DIDN'T GO FOR A RUN
www.youtube.com/watch?v=etZz...
For those who missed it, here's a link to this morning's "What the Heck Just Happened? With Heather and Joanne"
AND NO I DIDN'T GO FOR A RUN
www.youtube.com/watch?v=etZz...
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November 21, 2025
November 21, 2025
Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky addressed the Ukrainian people today.
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November 22, 2025 at 7:03 AM
November 21, 2025
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November 20, 2025
November 20, 2025
Trump spent this morning calling a group of military veterans in Congress traitors and saying they “should be ARRESTED AND PUT ON TRIAL.” Their crime, in Trump’s eyes, was their release Tuesday of a v...
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November 21, 2025 at 7:50 AM
November 20, 2025
“Now is our moment, as the American people, to reclaim this country and I think what Trump did today outlines that you really can't stand in the middle any longer, that you got to take a side.” - @hcrichardson.bsky.social
November 21, 2025 at 3:30 AM
“Now is our moment, as the American people, to reclaim this country and I think what Trump did today outlines that you really can't stand in the middle any longer, that you got to take a side.” - @hcrichardson.bsky.social
Today’s Politics Chat:
www.youtube.com/live/0cJlnnR...
www.youtube.com/live/0cJlnnR...
Politics Chat, November 20, 2025
YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson
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November 21, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Today’s Politics Chat:
www.youtube.com/live/0cJlnnR...
www.youtube.com/live/0cJlnnR...
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November 19, 2025
November 19, 2025
Yesterday the House of Representatives passed the Epstein Files Transparency Act.
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November 20, 2025 at 8:06 AM
November 19, 2025
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November 18, 2025
November 18, 2025
For three hot days, from July 1 to July 3, 1863, more than 150,000 soldiers from the armies of the United States of America and the Confederate States of America slashed at each other in the hills and...
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November 19, 2025 at 5:34 AM
November 18, 2025
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November 17, 2025
November 17, 2025 (Monday)
President Donald J.
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November 18, 2025 at 7:50 AM
November 17, 2025
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November 16, 2025
November 16, 2025
On Thursday, November 13, Michael Schmidt reported in the New York Times the story of the 17-year-old girl the House Ethics Committee found former representative Matt Gaetz (R-FL) likely paid to have ...
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November 17, 2025 at 5:45 AM
November 16, 2025
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November 15, 2025 (misdated! Sorry!!)
November 16, 2025
A friend has asked for a picture tonight, and I’m happy to oblige.
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November 16, 2025 at 5:54 AM
November 15, 2025 (misdated! Sorry!!)
November 14, 2025
November 14, 2025
In a transparent attempt to distract from the many times his own name appears in the documents from the Epstein estate members of the House Oversight Committee released Wednesday, President Donald J.
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November 15, 2025 at 7:33 AM
November 14, 2025
We are watching the ideology of the far-right MAGAs smash against reality, with President Donald J. Trump and his cronies madly trying to convince voters to believe in their false world rather than the real one….
November 13, 2025
We are watching the ideology of the far-right MAGAs smash against reality, with President Donald J.
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November 14, 2025 at 5:56 AM
We are watching the ideology of the far-right MAGAs smash against reality, with President Donald J. Trump and his cronies madly trying to convince voters to believe in their false world rather than the real one….
Today’s Politics Chat:
Politics Chat, November 13, 2025
YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson
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November 14, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Today’s Politics Chat:
Listen to yesterday’s podcast here:
November 12, 2025
A newsletter about the history behind today's politics.
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November 13, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Listen to yesterday’s podcast here:
Letters from an American
November 12, 2025
November 12, 2025
November 13, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Letters from an American
November 12, 2025
November 12, 2025
It turns out Representative Eric Swalwell (D-CA) and House Democrats were right to call it the “Epstein Shutdown” for the last several weeks on social media….
November 12, 2025
It turns out Representative Eric Swalwell (D-CA) and House Democrats were right to call it the “Epstein Shutdown” for the last several weeks on social media and in interviews.
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November 13, 2025 at 8:31 AM
It turns out Representative Eric Swalwell (D-CA) and House Democrats were right to call it the “Epstein Shutdown” for the last several weeks on social media….