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Letters from an American
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Heather Cox Richardson's narrated newsletter about the history behind today's politics. heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
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Federal Law Enforcement Weaponization×2Confederate ideology and racial hierarchy×2January 6 Capitol Attack Legal AccountabilityPresidential Corruption and Slush FundsTaxpayer-Funded Settlement AgreementsCongressional Oversight and Executive PowerSenate Parliamentarian Role and Filibuster ReformInsider Trading and Presidential Stock TransactionsPolitical Violence Compensation and IncentivesRepublican Primary Election Dynamics
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May 22, 2026
Blocking the Slush Fund
January 6 Capitol Attack Legal AccountabilityPresidential Corruption and Slush FundsTaxpayer-Funded Settlement Agreements
View AnalysisMay 5, 2026
Trump's "Mini War"
Strait of Hormuz military blockadeIran-U.S. military escalationWar Powers Resolution compliance
View AnalysisApr 29, 2026
Questionable Claims
White House Security and Secret Service OperationsPresidential Ballroom Construction and Congressional AppropriationsIran Military Conflict and Strategic Stalemate
View AnalysisApr 26, 2026
White House Correspondents' Dinner
First Amendment and press freedom under executive pressureWhite House Correspondents Association role and authorityPresidential access to press and press pool management
View AnalysisApr 22, 2026
A New Low
Iran nuclear negotiations and Strait of Hormuz closureTrump administration approval ratings and pollingCongressional discharge petitions and House Speaker authority
View AnalysisApr 14, 2026
Restore America to Its Own People
Orban's Hungary as model for American authoritarianismCPAC's role in promoting illiberal democracyForeign government financing of American political organizations
View AnalysisApr 12, 2026
Attack on Fort Sumter
American Civil War causes and originsSlavery and the Southern economyDeclaration of Independence and democratic principles
View AnalysisApr 11, 2026
Has Something Shifted?
Presidential Cognitive Fitness and Medical AssessmentGenocidal Threats and International Law ViolationsU.S.-Iran Nuclear Negotiations and Diplomacy
View AnalysisApr 10, 2026
Falling Apart
US-Iran Military Conflict and Ceasefire NegotiationsIsrael-Hezbollah Conflict and Lebanon BombardmentStrait of Hormuz Control and Oil Market Impact
View AnalysisApr 7, 2026
Lies and Non Sequiturs
Presidential Mental Fitness and Cognitive DeclineIran Military Conflict and War Crime AllegationsPolitical Journalism and News Coverage Standards
View AnalysisApr 8, 2026
Trump’s Mad and Desperate Threats
Iran-U.S. Military Conflict and Ceasefire NegotiationsStrait of Hormuz Closure and Global Oil Supply Chain DisruptionPresidential War Powers and Congressional Authorization
View AnalysisApr 1, 2026
Unbelievably Irresponsible
Iran Military Campaign and Strait of Hormuz ClosurePresidential Executive Orders on Mail-in VotingConstitutional Limits on Presidential Election Authority
View AnalysisMar 25, 2026
Deception, Distortion, and Destruction
Insider Trading and National Security ViolationsVoter Suppression and Election SecurityRenewable Energy Policy Reversal
View AnalysisMar 23, 2026
President Under Pressure
Iran Strait of Hormuz closure and global oil supply disruptionSanctions relief on Iranian oil exportsDepartment of Homeland Security corruption and contract fraud
View AnalysisMar 22, 2026
The 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments
13th Amendment and abolition of slavery14th Amendment and equal protection clause15th Amendment and voting rights
View AnalysisFeb 20, 2026
February 19, 2026
Prince Andrew arrest and royal misconduct investigationSouth Korean presidential insurrection and martial lawTrump Board of Peace and UN replacement
View AnalysisMar 13, 2026
Who Can Take the Pain the Longest?
US-Iran Military ConflictStrait of Hormuz Shipping DisruptionGlobal Oil Market Impact
View AnalysisMar 13, 2026
Money is Flooding into the Political System
Billionaire Political Donations and Campaign FinanceTax Policy and Wealth InequalityDark Money in Elections
View AnalysisMar 14, 2026
Administration Prosecutes Iran War Without a Plan
Iran Military Strikes and Regional EscalationRussian Oil Sanctions ReliefStrait of Hormuz Closure and Energy Markets
View AnalysisMar 19, 2026
“Stunning Interference”
Congressional oversight and executive branch accountabilityFinancial crime investigation and prosecutionDocument classification and transparency
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