Heather Cox Richardson

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.

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Heather Cox Richardson

American Conversations

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American Conversations: Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Heather Cox Richardson, January 2025

American Conversations: Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Heather Cox Richardson Part 2

American Conversations: Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Heather Cox Richardson Part 1

Politics Chat

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Politics Chat: March 4, 2025

Politics Chat: February 18, 2025

Politics Chat: February 11, 2025

Politics Chat: February 7, 2025

Politics Chat: February 4, 2025

Politics Chat: February 2, 2025

History Chat

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History Chat: The Declaration of Independence

History Chat: Establishing a Nation

History Chat: Shall We Write a Constitution?

History Chat: Let's make some governments!

History Chat: July 7, 2022

History Chat: June 30, 2022

A History of the Republican Party

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A History of the Republican Party: Part 1

A History of the Republican Party: Part 2

A History of the Republican Party: Part 3

A History of the Republican Party: Part 4

A History of the Republican Party: Part 5

A History of the Republican Party: Part 6

The American Paradox

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The American Paradox: Part 1

The American Paradox: Part 2

The American Paradox: Part 3

The American Paradox: Part 4

The American Paradox: Part 5

The American Paradox: Part 6