When the pandemic hit, Heather Cox Richardson, a prolific author, was about to embark on a book tour for her latest masterpiece, “How the South Won the Civil War: Oligarchy, Democracy, and the ...
As part of his push to crack down on immigration, President Donald Trump dusted off an obscure 18th-century law, drawing harsh criticism — and a court order to stop it, which his officials are ...
Former President Barack Obama, in conversation with historian and author Heather Cox Richardson, at The Connecticut Forum on June 17, 2025. BARACK OBAMA: If we're going to fix all these other problems ...
Heather Cox Richardson discusses her latest book, “Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America,” with host Richard Wolinsky, recorded October 4, 2023. A Professor of History at Boston College, ...
Heather Cox Richardson, writer and professor, is taking this academic year off from her teaching duties at Boston College. A rare bird — a celebrity historian — she might be cutting back on her ...
On Point host Meghna Chakrabarti moderated a conversation with historian Heather Cox Richardson about her new book, “Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America.” Following the phenomenal ...
The Republican revolt that led to Kevin McCarthy's ouster as House speaker this week has no precedent. And what happens next is unclear. So what does history suggest about the current state of the U.S ...
The author of “Democracy Awakening” and a popular politics newsletter makes a powerful case for studying the past. By Elisabeth Egan When Heather Cox Richardson was an undergraduate at Harvard, she ...
Boston College History Professor Heather Cox Richardson was presented with the Baldacci Award for Literary Activism at the 32 nd annual Authors Guild Foundation Gala on May 30 in New York City. One of ...
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In the fall of 2019, during Donald Trump’s first impeachment hearing, a historian of 19th-century America by the name of Heather Cox Richardson began to publish essays summarizing the day’s political ...
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