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We are now a week into the Biden administration, and President Biden has set some clear and surprisingly dominant markers at the beginning of his presi…
Heather Cox Richardson
11 hr agoComment 255Share
My guess is that the story of today that will stand the test of time is that President Biden is governing according to our traditional practices while …
Heather Cox Richardson
Jan 26Comment 466Share
A peaceful, oh-so-quiet day in the cold of a Maine January. First peaceful day since I don't know when. I don't know about you, but I'm starting to fee…
Heather Cox Richardson
Jan 25Comment 254Share
Rural vs. UrbanAm I the only one who feels like I’ve gotten some of my bandwidth back?! First of all, huge thanks for your comments last weekend about your fav…
Heather Cox Richardson
Jan 24Comment 2,542Share
Three days into the Biden administration and lots of commenters are noting the return of calm in the media, and the return of a sense of stability in t…
Heather Cox Richardson
Jan 24Comment 446Share
For all that the news has gotten much calmer and more straightforward since Wednesday, we did indeed get an old-fashioned (or at least a past-administr…
Heather Cox Richardson
Jan 23Comment 411Share
Today’s big news was not entirely unexpected: There was never any plan for a federal response to the coronavirus pandemic. "What we're inheriting is so…
Heather Cox Richardson
Jan 22Comment 344Share
“Where can we find light in this never-ending shade?” America’s 22-year-old youth poet laureate Amanda Gorman asked today as she spoke at the inaugurat…
Heather Cox Richardson
Jan 21Comment 499Share
On January 20, 2017, Trump took the oath of office and gave his “American Carnage” speech describing America as a hellscape, and we were off to the rac…
Heather Cox Richardson
Jan 20Comment 457Share
The Trump administration is winding down as Joe Biden and Kamala Harris prepare to take office on Wednesday. Trump will leave office with an approval r…
Heather Cox Richardson
Jan 19Comment 439Share
Query for new project:Another question for you all that would be very helpful for me in light of a new project…. If you have one or two favorite letters from this ser…
Heather Cox Richardson
Jan 18Comment 2,357Share
There is news today, but nothing that cannot wait. I'm going to fall into bed to get ready for whatever this week decides to bring. One thing, though, …
Heather Cox Richardson
Jan 18Comment 244Share
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