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Letters From an American
  • Letters From an American
    Trump's $750 Tax Payment Isn't the Only Number in This Story
    September 28, 2020
    | Heather Cox Richardson
    But it is a very good place to start.
  • Letters From an American
    Trump's Scare Tactics
    September 26, 2020
    | Heather Cox Richardson

    Trump is trying to convince people that he can deploy the power of the government to remain in power even if we want him to leave, creating uncertainly and fear. By talking about it, he is willing that situation into existence. It is a lie, and we do not have to accept it.

  • Letters From an American
    "Extreme Indifference to the Value of Human Life"
    September 25, 2020
    | Heather Cox Richardson
    The verdict on the Breonna Taylor trial comes in.
  • Letters From an American
    Trump: "We're Going to Have to See What Happens"
    September 24, 2020
    | Heather Cox Richardson
    An Atlantic article rings the fire bell.
  • Letters From an American
    Trump and Putin: Friend, Foe or Useful Idiot?
    September 23, 2020
    | Heather Cox Richardson
    No one is quite sure how to interpret Russia's relationship with the US.
  • Letters From an American
    "Quick, Look Over There"
    September 22, 2020
    | Heather Cox Richardson
    The administration is trying to deflect attention from the pandemic, financial crime reports and poll numbers.
  • Letters From an American
    Mitch McConnell and the Hot Seat
    September 21, 2020
    | Heather Cox Richardson

    Both of the last two Republican presidents—Bush and Trump-- have lost the popular vote, and yet each nominated two Supreme Court justices, who have been confirmed by the votes of senators who represent a minority of the American people. The confirmation of a fifth justice in this way will create a solid majority on the court, which can then unwind the legal framework that a majority of Americans still supports.

  • Letters From an American
    Rest in Power Justice Ginsburg
    September 19, 2020
    | Heather Cox Richardson

    September 18, 2020 Tonight, flowers are strewn on the steps of the Supreme Court, where “Equal Justice Under Law” is carved in stone. More than a thousand people gathered there tonight to mourn the passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died today from cancer at age 87. Justice Ginsburg was born in Brooklyn, New York, on March 15, 1933, in an era when laws, as well as the customs they protected, treated women differently than men. ...

  • Letters From an American
    Who Said What
    September 17, 2020
    | Heather Cox Richardson
    It was an unruly day for the administration
  • Letters From an American
    How to Plan a Coup
    September 15, 2020
    | Heather Cox Richardson

    Today’s big story is the growing threat of violence on the part of Trump loyalists in the administration, including the president himself.



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