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Heather Cox Richardson is a Substack-based news and commentary outlet centered on U.S. politics and contemporary public life, with a strong emphasis on historical context and civic analysis.

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Indexed articles, last 90 days
75
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Sep 30, 2026
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Jul 3, 2026

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  1. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · Heather Cox Richardson

    Politics Chat, September 29, 2026 (opens the original)

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    Listen on Apple PodcastsListen on SpotifyGet full, free access to Letters from an American here.You can also find Heather:YouTubeBlueskyInstagram<a href="https://www.face

  2. Article · Sep 29, 2026 · Heather Cox Richardson

    Headaches for Republican Lawmakers (opens the original)

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    To read this letter, click here:Listen on Apple PodcastsListen on SpotifyYou can also find Heather:YouTubeBlueskyInstagram<a href="https://www.facebook.com/he

  3. Article · Sep 26, 2026 · Heather Cox Richardson

    National Lobster Day (opens the original)

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    September 25, 2026September 25 is Dolly Parton Day and also National Lobster Day, honoring the cultural and economic history of the lobster industry, Lobsters have been vital to Maine’s coastal communities, but were once scorned as poor man’s food, It was fish that were central to the English settlement of North America, Scholars have called the discovery of fish in the Atlantic and the trade it sparked, the “Fish Revolution,” Fishing meant big money and British fishermen fished the Grand Banks

  4. Article · Sep 26, 2026 · Heather Cox Richardson

    September 25, 2026 (opens the original)

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    I learned late this afternoon that, in addition to being Dolly Parton Day, today is National Lobster Day, honoring the cultural and economic history of the lobster industry. That industry thrives in Maine because of unique conditions in the water offshore where the cold Labrador Current and the warm Gulf Stream mix over the shallow continental shelf, creating one of the richest habitats for marine life on the planet.Lobsters have been vital in the creation of Maine’s coastal communities, but the

  5. Article · Sep 25, 2026 · Heather Cox Richardson

    A Hard Sell (opens the original)

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    Early today, US District Judge Timothy Kelly granted the request of media outlets to stop Trump’s order banning members of their organizations from the White House, Kelly ordered the credentials of 78 journalists restored immediately but the White House continued to deny White House access to reporters from CNN, MS NOW, and Politico, While they were allowed in after the judge ordered the administration to respond, CNN and MS NOW were then blocked from access to the White House state dinner with

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