Archive - Letters from an American

On April 25, 1945, delegates from fifty nations met in San Francisco to establish a permanent forum for international cooperation: the United Nations.

2 hrs ago • Heather Cox Richardson

Purges at the Pentagon

14 hrs ago • Heather Cox Richardson

11:04

Yesterday Secretary of the Navy John Phelan spent the day talking to lawmakers about the Navy’s plans for new ships and about the Pentagon’s huge budget…

Apr 24 • Heather Cox Richardson

Politics Chat, April 23, 2026

Apr 24 • Heather Cox Richardson

The Fight Over Gerrymandering

Apr 23 • Heather Cox Richardson

11:49

Virginia voters yesterday agreed to a constitutional amendment that would temporarily redistrict the state if any other state redistricted for partisan…

Apr 23 • Heather Cox Richardson

Apr 22

14:01

There is the unmistakable feeling that the wheels are coming off the MAGA bus.

Apr 22 • Heather Cox Richardson

Politics Chat, April 21, 2026

Apr 22 • Heather Cox Richardson

Earth Day | Talk & Draw with Liza Donnelly & Heather Cox Richardson

Earth Day is tomorrow, and Liza Donnelly and I are celebrating with a drawing!

Apr 22 • Heather Cox Richardson and Liza Donnelly

Fecklessly Failing

Apr 21 • Heather Cox Richardson

14:19

Late Saturday evening, Josh Dawsey and Annie Linskey of the Wall Street Journal reported that Trump was so unstable and angry after learning on April 3…

Apr 21 • Heather Cox Richardson

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