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A newsletter about the history behind today's politics.
Letters from an American
• Heather Cox Richardson
Yesterday, at a White House event honoring those who sacrificed their lives on 9/11, President Donald Trump went off script and claimed he had taken a crew downtown “right after this happened.
Letters from an American
• Heather Cox Richardson
Letters from an American
• Heather Cox Richardson
Letters from an American
• Heather Cox Richardson
On Sunday, Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany (Alternativ für Deutschland, or AfD) party won 43.8% of the vote in a legislative election in the small state of Saxony-Anhalt, formerly part of Soviet-dominated East Germany.
Letters from an American
• Heather Cox Richardson
Letters from an American
• Heather Cox Richardson
Since yesterday, President Donald J.
Letters from an American
• Heather Cox Richardson
Storm clouds over the horizon looked like mountains last week as I came in from a late afternoon paddle in the kayak.
Letters from an American
• Heather Cox Richardson
Letters from an American
• Heather Cox Richardson
Last week was the fifteenth week of videos from the 250 to 250 Project that we’re producing to honor the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.
Letters from an American
• Heather Cox Richardson
Events of Friday, September 4, showed the Trump administration in a nutshell.
Letters from an American
• Heather Cox Richardson
Letters from an American
• Heather Cox Richardson
On September 5, 1882, workers in New York City celebrated the first Labor Day holiday with a parade.
Letters from an American
• Heather Cox Richardson
Letters from an American
• Heather Cox Richardson
Election analyst Charlie Cook told Republicans today to “brace themselves” for the midterms.
Letters from an American
• Heather Cox Richardson
Letters from an American
• Heather Cox Richardson
Letters from an American
• Heather Cox Richardson
Letters from an American
• Heather Cox Richardson
A number of pundits, especially Republican pundits, interpreted Trump’s win in 2024 as a permanent political realignment proving that post–World War II liberalism was dead.
Letters from an American
• Heather Cox Richardson
State+Local Election Alliance
Letters from an American
• Heather Cox Richardson
Letters from an American
• Heather Cox Richardson
Yesterday, by a vote of 5–4, the United States Supreme Court allowed Trump to continue to build his ballroom.
Letters from an American
• Heather Cox Richardson
Letters from an American
• Heather Cox Richardson
Letters from an American
• Heather Cox Richardson
Letters from an American
• Heather Cox Richardson
Alex Horton and Tara Copp of the Washington Post reported on Sunday, August 30, that military leaders are warning Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth that a plan to continue large-scale operations in Iran is unsustainable and is weakening their ability to protect U.S.
Letters from an American
• Heather Cox Richardson
Letters from an American
• Heather Cox Richardson
One of our founding myths is that of George Washington and the cherry tree.
Letters from an American
• Heather Cox Richardson
Last week was the fourteenth week of videos from the 250 to 250 Project that we’re producing to honor the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.
Letters from an American
• Heather Cox Richardson
Letters from an American
• Heather Cox Richardson
On Thursday, August 27, Tolouse Olorunnipa reported on the attempts of Republican lawmakers to restrict the ability of naturalized and dual citizens to run for office.
