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Heather Cox Richardson
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Heather Cox Richardson is a political historian who uses facts and history to make observations about contemporary American politics. She has written about the Civil War, Reconstruction, the Gilded Age, and the American West in award-winning books whose subjects stretch from the European settlement of the North American continent to the history of the Republican Party through the Trump administration. She is the author, most recently, of the best-selling Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America.
Join the discussion over at heathercoxrichardson.substack.com, where we talk about history, politics, and the relationship between image and reality in America.
Join the discussion over at heathercoxrichardson.substack.com, where we talk about history, politics, and the relationship between image and reality in America.
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Heather Cox Richardson
April 20, 2026
Late Saturday evening, Josh Dawsey and Annie Linskey of the Wall Street Journal reported that Trump was so unstable and angry after learning on April 3 that Iranians had shot down an American jet that his aides kept him out of the room as they received updates, simply telling him what was going on at important moments….
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Heather Cox Richardson
April 19, 2026
On the evening of April 18, 1775, the people who lived in the British colony of Massachusetts had gone to bed with the sun, as usual. By the evening of April 19, everything had changed. In the past twenty-four hours, soldiers from their own government had opened fire on them, killing their own people. And Massachusetts men had fired back….
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Heather Cox Richardson
April 18, 2025
And, just like that, President Donald J. Trump’s triumphant boasting that the Strait of Hormuz had been permanently reopened has unraveled in less than 24 hours. Citing the continuing U.S. blockade, Iranian officials announced they were closing the strait again. Reports say Iranian forces fired on two ships trying to cross the strait. Iranian media said: “Until the United States ends its interference with the full freedom of movement for vessels traveling to and from Iran, the status of the Strait of Hormuz will remain under intense control and in its previous state.”
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Heather Cox Richardson
April 17, 2026
This morning, after a 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon took effect Thursday, Iran announced the Strait of Hormuz was open to commercial ships. Israel has been bombing southern Lebanon, where Iran-backed Hezbollah militants operate, and Iran’s leadership has said….
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tracymonroe6001
(6 months ago)
Ms. Richardson, I want to say how much we all appreciate the time and intelligence you bring to our countryʻs situation. And I especially appreciate the fact that you are showing up looking like a real human being. No troweling on of makeup, no gross plastic surgery, just a confident, smart woman speaking her mind. Our children need to see more real women on TV, YouTube, and social media. Itʻs sad to say, but itʻs a radical act to not give in to unreasonable and misogynistic expectations. Thank you!
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StadnicX
(6 months ago)
My mom used to always say, a cheater believes everyone cheats, a liar believes everyone is a liar, and a thief believes that everyone is a thief.
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tainorosario8902
(6 months ago)
6 bankruptcies, "They're eating the dogs." How much more warning did they need?
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crymeariver221
(6 months ago)
It still blows my mind how many people I meet admit they never read the Project 2025 doc and still voted for this administration.
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KenH-pm2lh
(6 months ago)
I can’t lie. All of this is infuriating. The hypocrisy, the subservience of the people in congress, America making someone like Trump the most powerful person in the world, the fact that he gets away with everything and isn’t held accountable. This is mind-blowing
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marcusm808
(6 months ago)
Calling that speech at the UN "unhinged" is being polite. "Barking mad" is closer to the reality of that embarrassing display.
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riverwoman6654
(6 months ago)
Thank you from the bottom of my heart, Heather Cox Richardson. Your knowledge, research, commitment to the truth, willingness to work hard and share this with the public, is a gift beyond measure. Thank you for your clarity. Take good care of yourself. You are balm for my soul.
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susanryan622
(6 months ago)
Interesting how the term “trumped up charges” has a whole new interpretation these days.
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ManInGrey-cv7fu
(6 months ago)
I believe the tide began to turn with Stephen Colbert's words: "They made one mistake. They left me alive."
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wandafrazee7256
(6 months ago)
Thank you for your sanity and sobering account of current events, You give me hope!
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Sp33gan
(6 months ago)
One of the reasons Robert Reich said the sleeping giant is awakening is due to the reaction to the Kimmel cancelling by Disney. It wasn't just pressure from high profile personalities that turned the tide. It was the massive numbers of regular people who immediately began cancelling their subscriptions to Disney owned streaming services as well as a multitude of people who cancelled vacation plans to the Disney theme parks. More than the big names, it was very much a 'we, the people' moment.
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jodijones33
(6 months ago)
The price of freedom is eternal vigilance
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ChrisLovesThisGame
(6 months ago (edited))
America's corporations are the weakest link in your democracy. Their leaders will easily accept a dictatorship if they meet their quarterly revenue.
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nwosus
(6 months ago)
Every now and then Truth comes riding in on a horse, blazing through the muck of lies and deceit to shine a light on the nature of the times we live in with irrefutable facts, poignant analysis and historical context. Dr. Heather Cox Richardson is riding that horse. Listening to her so precisely contextualize the political and social period we are in (and just as importantly), what to do about it is more than refreshing, its purely soul gratifying!
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lbhendrix2340
(6 months ago)
Thank you for calling out the batshit craziness of the U.N. speech. I don't know what it will take to invoke the 25th.
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greggleason3248
(6 months ago)
I've heard HIM tell the truth once. He said that smart people don't like him.
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tonylocke3010
(6 months ago)
The term "Trumped up charges" is now a perfect term to describe what is happening now.
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robertlovelace8489
(6 months ago)
This brilliant presentation is well worth a subscription, thank you for a sane perspective in an insane world.
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