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Letters from an American

Heather Cox Richardson

Heather Cox Richardson"s narrated newsletter about the history behind today"s politics. heathercoxrichardson.substack.com

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13:49

The Legacy of Birthright Citizenship

Letters from an American ·

2026/04/03

April 1, 2026Trump attended the Supreme Court hearing of the case under which he hopes to end birthright citizenship, which is guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment, The Fourteenth Amendment overturned the Dred Scott decision and established that Black men were citizens, While discriminatory laws persisted until after WWI, the Supreme Court always upheld the citizenship of children born in the US, In the 1898 Wong Kim Ark decision, the court upheld birthright citizenship, Trump appeared at the

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14:16

The Whims of a Single Man

Letters from an American ·

2026/04/01

March 30, 2026Trump shares images of new White House ballroom, Trump again suggests discussions to end war in Iran are underway but Iran insists it is not engaged in talks with the US, Trump threatens to commit war crimes in Iran, Price of oil rises to $116/barrel, Current crisis shows what a government imagined by Movement Conservatives and beholden to the whims of one man looks like, Congress is out of session until April 13 and Trump is moving to escalate the Iran war, Republicans are considering

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14:17

Republican Governance in This Era

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2026/03/29

March 27, 2026The battle over funding TSA continues, Trump and MAGA Republican extremism is so unpopular that Republicans cannot govern, Americans have turned against Trump’s handling of immigration, Senate Democrats refuse to give a blank check to ICE and Border Patrol, Republicans vote down Democrats’ attempts to fund the rest of DHS including TSA, Trump demands SAVE America Act be attached to funding DHS, Trump calls for getting rid of the filibuster, Mike Johnson refuses to bring Senate’s

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12:08

Deception, Distortion, and Destruction

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2026/03/25

March 24, 2026People close to Trump may be committing treason by trading on national secrets - putting personal gain over the safety of Americans, Trump’s plans for Washington DC are smashing the design of the national capital, Administration is declaring war on renewable energy, Airport lines grow as shutdown continues, Trump sends ICE agents to airports signaling how he may involve them in the 2026 midterm election, Republicans block Democratic attempts to fund everything in DHS other than ICE

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9:34

What News Do We Trust?

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2026/03/24

March 23, 2026Trump tries to calm market fears about the continuing war in Iran, Trump threatens Middle East oil infrastructure, Trump then rescinds threat citing progress in negotiations with Iran, Iran denies Trump’s claims and social media suggests Trump's actions are meant to manipulate the market, Trump continues to claim that talks are underway with Iran though there is no apparent incentive for Iran to join such talks, Asked about the Strait of Hormuz, Trump claims it will be opened soon, but

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16:42

President Under Pressure

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2026/03/23

March 22, 2026Trump defends failure to inform allies and partners about US attack on Iran, Closure of Strait of Hormuz puts enormous pressure on the president, Administration lifts sanctions on Iranian oil giving Iran huge relief without any concessions, Pressure builds over DHS corruption involving Kristi Noem and Corey Lewandowski, Trump threatens to use ICE to hurt Democrats, Trump maligns Robert Mueller on the announcement of his death, Reporting on the Epstein scandal reveals that a vast amount

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8:26

The 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments

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2026/03/22

March 21, 2026On March 21, 1861 Senator Alexander Stephens delivered his Cornerstone Speech, In the Cornerstone Speech he described a Confederate government based on racial enslavement, Stephens expected the new doctrine of the Confederacy to spread around the world, Abraham Lincoln rejected the Confederacy’s doctrine, and as president, declared enslaved Americans to be free, It would take the passing of the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments to enshrine the principles of the

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12:49

Global Disruption and the War in Iran

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2026/03/21

March 20, 2026Israeli forces hit South Pars gas field, Trump criticizes NATO for not joining the Iran war, International Energy Agency says conflict in Middle East has created the largest supply disruption in the history of the global oil market, Trump claims troops aren’t being sent to Iran but Pentagon is moving Marines to the Middle East, Administration is considering an assault on Kharg Island, Key inflation measures show higher prices, War is costing over $1 billion a day, Iran war is

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12:11

Cover-ups and Dodges

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2026/03/20

March 19, 2026Evidence that DOJ is covering up relationship between Trump administration and Jeffrey Epstein, Pam Bondi declines to confirm that she will comply with subpoena to appear under oath before House Oversight Committee, Administration officials refuse to say whether they told Trump that Iran might block Strait of Hormuz, Gabbard pressed to say whether Russia is sharing intelligence with Iran, Gabbard evades question about intelligence community’s assessment of the risks of war with Iran,

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10:37

“Stunning Interference”

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2026/03/19

March 18, 2026Beginning in 2010, DEA was running an investigation into drug trafficking, prostitution, and money laundering by Jeffrey Epstein and 14 others, The “Chain Reaction" investigation disappeared before indictments were made, Senator Ron Wyden asked DEA administrator Terrance Cole to produce documents about the investigation by March 13th, Documents are marked unclassified, DOJ stepped in to prevent DEA from complying, In a March 18th post, Wyden suggests a coverup to protect key names in

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15:32

An Unprepared and Untethered Administration

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2026/03/18

March 17, 2026Trump’s demand for help in reopening Strait of Hormuz goes unanswered, Russia expands support of Iran in war against US, Trump administration lacks expertise because of cuts at State Department and decision to decommission minesweepers, Splits in MAGA support for Iran war, Trump appears to be attempting to remove leadership of Cuba, Trump goes after the media and the Supreme Court, demanding actions that will suppress the vote, Senate votes to take up SAVE Act.Watch today's recording

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14:59

Evacuation of Boston, 1776

Letters from an American ·

2026/03/17

March 16, 2026 In early 1775, Boston was bitterly divided, The British occupied the town as Patriots built fortifications, Militiamen led by Benedict Arnold and Ethan Allen seized cannons and other weapons from Fort Ticonderoga, 300 miles away, The Second Continental Congress created the Continental Army, appointing George Washington as commander in chief, Henry Knox, a friend of Washington, developed a plan to retrieve the Fort Ticonderoga cannons and bring them to Boston, After several grueling

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15:15

Launching an Ill-Thought-Out War

Letters from an American ·

2026/03/16

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8:19

Happy Birthday, Maine

Letters from an American ·

2026/03/15

March 14, 2026On March 15, 1820, Maine joined the Union, with national repercussions. Maine statehood was opposed by southerners worried that it would restrict enslavement in the South, With the opening of the Erie Canal in 1825 Maine men moved west, Owen Lovejoy of Maine, elected to the Illinois state legislature in 1854, became friends with up and coming lawyer, Abraham Lincoln, Legislators, many from Maine, who were worried they were losing their democracy, set out to stop the rise of Slave

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15:00

Administration Prosecutes Iran War Without a Plan

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2026/03/14

March 13,2026Trump administration lifts sanctions on shipments of Russian oil, Oil prices skyrocket with closing of Strait of Hormuz, Ukraine sends interceptor drones at request of the US, Six American service members die in Iraq, Pete Hegseth is sending about 5,000 Marines and sailors to the Middle East, Arms Control Association suggests US lacked expertise in diplomatic talks with Iran, Previous administrations foresaw what is happening in the Iran War, White House is concerned about the

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9:25

Money is Flooding into the Political System

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2026/03/13

March 12, 2026American politics have been corrupted by billionaires, Senator Tim Sheehy’s campaign in Montana benefitted from donations from more than 63 billionaires, Elon Musk is donating millions to Republicans, Trump promised billionaires that he would favor their interests if they donated $1 billion to his re-election campaign, Trump gave his wealthy supporters the One Big Beautiful Bill Act that extended the 2017 tax cuts, cut regulation, and slashed the social safety net, The US has borrowed

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11:44

Who Can Take the Pain the Longest?

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2026/03/13

March 11, 2026Trump claims Iran war is going well and will end “soon.” Iran turns down calls for ceasefire and lays mines in the Strait of Hormuz, Iran predicts oil will reach $200 a barrel, It is unclear what victory in Iran looks ike for the US., Pentagon revises estimate of number of US troops wounded in Iran conflict, Cost of the Iran conflict is hitting home, Military investigation indicates that US was responsible for strike on girls elementary school that killed at least 175 people, mostly

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13:14

Democratic Senators and Members of Congress Condemn...

Letters from an American ·

2026/03/11

March 10, 2026Administration gives a classified briefing to the Senate Armed Services Committee, Senators express frustration with the insistence that information is not being made available to the American people, Senators protest decisions to wage war being made without Congress, The Framers of the Constitution put the power to declare war in the hands of Congress, $1 Billion is being spent each day of the war in Iran, Defense Department squanders money on frivolous items, President Eisenhower

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13:21

Iran War Affects Oil Prices and the Stock Market,...

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2026/03/10

March 9, 2026Trump had no plan for what would happen in Iran, Initial strikes killed the people the administration thought could take over in Iran, Stopping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has set off an energy crisis so severe it is threatening the global economy, Ties with Middle East countries are being strained by the spreading war, Increasing pressure over the Epstein files cause DOJ to release some missing documents, Desperate about the midterm elections, Trump attempts to force a vote on

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12:01

The Administration's Views on the Iran War and...

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2026/03/09

March 8, 2026Trump wears baseball cap to ceremony returning remains of soldiers killed in Iran, Fox News displays the wrong footage of ceremony, White House portrays events in Iran as entertainment, Administration embraces myth of cowboy individualism, Administration has not planned for aftermath of attacking Iran, Operation Epic Fury is costing US $1 billion a day, US submarine torpedoed Iranian warship in international waters, US appears to bear responsibility for strike on girls’ school in

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