Heather Cox Richardson
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Heather Cox Richardson is an American historian, author, and professor of history at Boston College, specializing in nineteenth-century American politics and economics. She is known for her books on American history and politics and for writing Letters from an American, a newsletter about the history behind contemporary politics.
3 episodes featuring Heather Cox Richardson
Letters from an American
Maine lobster reveals New England’s deeper history
The episode shows how fishing, Indigenous dispossession, disease, and access to Atlantic waters shaped settlement and revolutionary-era New England.
Sep 26, 2026 · 5 min
Letters from an American
Judge restores White House press access amid media restrictions
The episode frames press access, immigration enforcement, public spending, and election claims as tests of executive accountability.
Sep 25, 2026 · 12 min
Letters from an American
FBI probes alleged pay-to-play involving Senator Collins
The episode uses an alleged corruption investigation to examine whether weakened oversight is enabling conflicts of interest and misuse of public money.
Sep 24, 2026 · 16 min