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• Heather Cox Richardson
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Letters from an American
• Heather Cox Richardson
Politics Chat, July 7, 2026
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A Thumb on the Scale
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• Heather Cox Richardson
July 6, 2026
Last week, U.S.
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Reality Reasserts Itself
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• Heather Cox Richardson
July 5, 2026
Going into the weekend during which Americans celebrated the 250th anniversary of the day on which the Second Continental Congress accepted the Declaration of Independence, President Donald J.
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• Heather Cox Richardson
Week Six in 250 to 250
This was the sixth week of videos from the 250 to 250 Project that we’re producing to honor the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, and it’s been quite a week.
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• Heather Cox Richardson
July 4, 2026
After a lovely day with family and friends, I’m turning it over to Buddy tonight.
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• Heather Cox Richardson
Government of the People, by the People, for the People
Letters from an American
• Heather Cox Richardson
July 3, 2026
And on July 4, 1776, the Second Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence, declaring: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness.”
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• Heather Cox Richardson
Resting on the Rule of Law
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• Heather Cox Richardson
July 2, 2026
On July 2, 1776, the Second Continental Congress passed a “Resolution for Independence” declaring “That these United Colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and independent States, that they are absolved from all allegiance to the British Crown, and that all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain is, and ought to be, totally dissolved.”
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• Heather Cox Richardson
Politics Chat, July 2, 2026
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• Heather Cox Richardson
Politics Chat, July 2, 2026
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• Heather Cox Richardson
The White House is Not a Business Opportunity
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• Heather Cox Richardson
July 1, 2026
Today President Donald J.
Letters from an American
• Heather Cox Richardson