Tag Archives: Heather Cox Richardson

A General Observation Of The DNC

Posted on August 24, 2024 by Dave Bradley

Former Lt. Gov. of Georgia Geoff Duncan (4 minutes): I have been looking for a platform to express my incredibly astute general observation of the Democratic National Convention. I finally decided that someone allows me to post on this platform … Continue reading →

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Taking Up Oxygen

Posted on April 30, 2024 by Trish Nelson

“Absolutely take up oxygen everywhere you possibly can, including social media.”  – Heather Cox Richardson I never regret taking the time to listen to Heather Cox Richardson, a political historian and one of the few who doesn’t get caught up … Continue reading →

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Mike Johnson – Ordained By Gawd

Posted on October 28, 2023 by Dave Bradley

The MAGA Party took advantage of an opening Wednesday to elevate the little known Mike Johnson of Louisiana to the position of Pope – I mean Cardinal – er no – maybe it is Bishop – is it Deacon or … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Democracy Awakening

Posted on October 23, 2023 by Paul Deaton

Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America by Heather Cox Richardson is a must read for anyone following the contemporary discussion of conflict between the liberal consensus and movement conservatism. If you don’t know what those two things are, … Continue reading →

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How We Got Here

Posted on February 18, 2023 by Dave Bradley

Like most folks these days I have go to web sites and writers or commentators that I depend on to help evaluate the onslaught of daily news to sort out drivel from the important. Two of those writers provide a … Continue reading →

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Biden And The Train Strike: A Perspective

Posted on September 18, 2022 by Dave Bradley

Like many I have become a huge fan of Heather Cox Richardson. Her daily email “Letter From An American” offers us a look at what is happening today with a historical perspective that lets us know that things don’t happen … Continue reading →

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Heather Cox Richardson: U.S. Politics “A Tyranny of the Minority”

Posted on June 5, 2022 by Dave Bradley

Amanpour and Company  –  posted May 27, 2022 (17 minutes) Our gun culture and the mythology of the Cowboy. Listen closely as Historian Heather Cox Richardson fills in the huge gaps in how we got to where we are today. … Continue reading →

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Historian Heather Cox Richardson Interviews President Biden

Posted on March 7, 2022 by Trish Nelson

Watch this amazing interview. You won’t be sorry. 30 minutes.

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Tying Today To Our Real Past

Posted on January 2, 2021 by Dave Bradley

This is one of a series of “chats” Heather Cox Richardson posted on the history of the Republican Party. The full collection is on her facebook website. Each chat is about an hour. I believe there are 16 of them. … Continue reading →

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TV With The Sound Off

Posted on June 11, 2020 by Trish Nelson

Chyron – an electronically generated caption superimposed on a television or movie screen. Although it’s often used generically, it actually comes from the name of the company whose software allows television producers to add those crawling words, phrases, and images … Continue reading →

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