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Letters from an American
28 Aug 21:45 • Heather Cox Richardson

The Stench of Corruption

Letters from an American
28 Aug 06:51 • Heather Cox Richardson

August 27, 2026

This morning, a headline in the Guardian read: “RFK Jr lied in Senate confirmation hearings, newly revealed documents indicate.” The story by Michelle R.

Letters from an American
28 Aug 02:03 • Heather Cox Richardson

Politics Chat, August 27, 2026

Letters from an American
27 Aug 23:36 • Heather Cox Richardson

Politics Chat, August 27, 2026

Letters from an American
27 Aug 23:06 • Heather Cox Richardson

Dolly

Letters from an American
27 Aug 23:06 • Heather Cox Richardson

Rob Sand | American Conversations

Letters from an American
27 Aug 06:27 • Heather Cox Richardson

August 26, 2026

Last night, at exactly 9:25—9 to 5—the top of the Empire State Building in New York City lit up pink.

Letters from an American
27 Aug 02:15 • Heather Cox Richardson

Performative Nonsense

Letters from an American
26 Aug 05:27 • Heather Cox Richardson

Trump started the morning on social media saying: “The United States is giving serious consideration to changing the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America in that we don’t expect to [be] doing much business with Ontario any longer.” On X, the account of the Republicans pushed the idea of renaming the lake.

Letters from an American
26 Aug 02:09 • Heather Cox Richardson

Politics Chat, August 25, 2026

Letters from an American
26 Aug 00:15 • Heather Cox Richardson

Politics Chat, August 25, 2026

Letters from an American
25 Aug 23:33 • Heather Cox Richardson

Untrustworthy

Letters from an American
25 Aug 05:24 • Heather Cox Richardson

August 24, 2026

On Friday night, Prime Minister Mark Carney instructed Canadian negotiators to walk away from talks with officials from the Trump administration over new tariffs of 50% Trump had imposed on $28 billion of Canadian products.

Letters from an American
24 Aug 02:36 • Heather Cox Richardson

August 23, 2026

I’ve heard rumors that we all need a break.

Letters from an American
23 Aug 17:36 • Heather Cox Richardson

Week Thirteen in 250 to 250

Week Thirteen!

Letters from an American
23 Aug 17:06 • Heather Cox Richardson

You Are Not Alone

Letters from an American
23 Aug 05:39 • Heather Cox Richardson

August 22, 2026

On Tuesday, August 18, during a debate for a runoff to win the South Carolina Republican senatorial primary, Senator Darline Graham (R-SC) answered a question about Taiwan and the importance of the South China Sea by saying: “I’m not that informed on national security.” She paused, and added: “But I do support the military.”

Letters from an American
22 Aug 21:12 • Heather Cox Richardson

Do We Value an Educated Community?

Letters from an American
22 Aug 06:33 • Heather Cox Richardson

August 21, 2026

On August 21, 1831, Nat Turner, an enslaved American, led about 70 of his enslaved and free Black neighbors in a rebellion to awaken his white neighbors to the inherent brutality of slaveholding and the dangers it presented to their own safety.

Letters from an American
21 Aug 19:12 • Heather Cox Richardson

Hidden Cuts to Health Care

Letters from an American
21 Aug 05:54 • Heather Cox Richardson

August 20, 2026

On Saturday, August 15, the New York Times editorial board published an op-ed noting that the Republicans are trying to hide the cuts they have made to health care in the U.S.