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Noting the repeated 2AM postings or later, Ive often worried about what personal toll this may be taking on HCR. Profoundly grateful for it, but also feeling slightly guilty for never wanting her to stop writing in this manner.....

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Toll or energizing? What would it mean to democracy if the world had a million more Heather Cox Richardson’s? Making sense of the political events of the day with historical perspective necessary for understanding & meaning is the definition of teaching. And teaching’s ultimate goal is to teach people how to learn and teach themselves, and then others. Teaching is a form of transforming leadership. The ultimate goal of leadership is to create more leaders. The real urgent question is, “What will we do with all we have learned here?”

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You said it best. She is a transformational leader. Of course, what we do with it is up to each one of us, but comprehension of the larger picture inspires confidence to engage. Hence our gratitude. And engage we must....

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