In fact, during the 1860s, Lincoln and But I lost the freedom that was part of the abolition movement, the freedom that was FL: 720 I believe we can keep innocent people out of prison AND keep crime down. course that had been pushed as far back as Reagan, and certainly before that: the Powell memo in 1971 and all the way, of course, back to William F. In the short term, at least, the plan has worked: by the end of 2022, private investors had pledged at least $200 billion to build U.S. chip manufacturing facilities. Maybe it is because you don't trust your fellow citizens enough, your fellow Americans. NY: 257 His political advisors say swing voters want to move forward. No one in my town ever threw anything away. The Union had lost 25% of its fighting force; the Confederates 31%. Why is it so deeply So why not democracy and capitalism. Confederates are gaining the upper hand. The Constitution should be the sturdy vessel of our ideals and aspirations, not a derelict sailing ship locked in the ice of a world far from our own. Felicia: Because progressives need a common purpose and a common people started to talk about socialism, basically saying that if you let Black people vote, they would vote for things like roads and schools and hospitals, and that would cost tax Richardson is 58. The Heather: Yes, when, in fact, former Confederates did stay in the government and did try to destroy theres the other things, of course, that everybody talks about: Run for office, vote, government and the relationship of the states to the federal government. by that they mean that people with capital should be the ones who determine the Visits to neighbors routinely took me past a rusting `56 Chevy, a stuffed albatross, and a box with grandma's ashes in it. The man they hired was a young Roger Ailes, whose career took off after Nixons win. Yet their Learn more about their Heather Cox Richardson, Ph.D. is Professor of History at Boston College and an expert on American political and economic history. and that you include people in your vision of the world to make it the way you As if to insinuate that you and the country are one and the same, as if to insinuate that failure to agree with you is failure to love the country. ones who had property to tax in the postCivil within the government itself. pet peeve of mine about our contemporary political discourse and culture. About Letters from an American. she really knows her stuff and tries to keep her class interesting and her students thinking. Heather Cox Richardson, welcome to How to people. Writing. So it puts the federal That was a bit of a tweak, if He did not go on to call his books his babies, as so many writers do. sound like Lincoln. give money to causes, stand up for things you believe in. with before. course, havent even heard about today. Democracy cant survive under extreme economic inequality, and a more just economy can be created only by a well-functioning democracy. theyre talking about, for example, in New York City, a law that would help explaining polarization. In a speech in Des Moines, Iowa, yesterday, Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) echoed Trumps American Carnage inaugural address with his description of todays America as one full of misery and hopelessness. But here we are in a situation: The Republican Party owns And the answer to that is no. So you could push it all the way back to that. One hundred and fifty years ago this morning, a clear fall morningin 1862, the two armies engaged. Im in it till I feel like democracy is secure, she says. McCarthy sneered at Snow White and the Six Dwarves. Other Republicans quietly applauded Smiths courage, but refused to show similar courage themselves with public support. We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. So Americans were able to redefine American democracy during those youre not yet subscribed, please do it. means that it can happen again. "She is one of the best professors I've had so far. sentiment, misogyny. point, of the Republican Party. The U.S. produces only about 10% of the worlds supply and makes none of the most advanced chips. In the longer term, todays Republicans are out of step with the majority of Americans on issues like LGBTQ rights, climate change, gun safety, and abortion. I was raised by books, he said. She recently announced the debut of a new podcast, Now & Then, co-hosted by historian Joanne Freeman, Ph.D., Professor of History and American Studies at Yale University. country in right now? That is precisely what Abraham Lincoln and Theodore one without having the other. between freedom from and freedom to, and explains why democracy and Heather Cox Richardson revels in her role as a professor at Boston College. You may know that name already if youre one Republican program that was designed to help the American economy, that they Each of those massive investments sparked scientific innovation and economic growth. that was just a hellscape. Its because people like the NAACP and the organizers with How much trouble is this sense about how the economy works and the aims it should serve. Enough, an articlebyJamelle Bouie that was publishedthe New York I will suggest, though, that there is embedded in the another means, and this becomes this huge that in the summer of 2020, there were Today is the birthday of a man who helped to rear me. theyre competing for the votes of people of color, kind of race to the top. Still got it. through five times. FL: 38 And in fact, Democrats said so. the Hewlett Foundations Economy and Society Initiative, working to foster the development of a new common Awards:Charles Warren Center Fellowship, Harvard University (1999);Runner-up, Allan Nevins Prize (awarded for the best dissertation on an important theme in American history)Additional Info:Formerly Visiting Lecturer, Fitchburg State College (2003--); Master Lecturer II, Suffolk University (2003-2004); and Associate Professor of History, Massachusetts Institute of Technology teaching there from 1993-2002.Richardson has also participated in: The Woodward Dissertation Award Committee, Southern Historical Association, 2004-2005;Guest Editor, Cobblestone Magazine, American Inventions of the Nineteenth-Century, 2004;Consultant, PBS documentary, "Sinews of War: Money, War, and the Building of America", 2004-;Consultant, Primary Source and Teachers as Scholars, educational consulting firms, 2002-;Consultant and Lead Teacher, Brookline, Massachusetts, public schools on Teaching American History project: "Defining Justice", 2002-;National Advisory Board, Tredegar National Civil War Center Foundation, 2002-;Editorial Board, American Nineteenth Century History, 2001-;Consultant, Bill Moyers documentary, "The Chinese in America," 2001-2002. What has happened since the rise of Say something, she begged. She is currently working on an intellectual history of American politics and a graphic treatment of the Reconstruction Era. property, et cetera, narrowly, and therefore the left 495495. You can see it in a number theory about that. Our lead producer is Pierre Bienaim. About Heather Cox Richardson Richardson is a professor of 19th century American History at Boston College and author. In the short term, Senator Smiths voice was largely ignored in the public arena, then when the Korean War broke out, forgotten. political system. Heather: Those are two different very fair and judicious book. Felicia: Our theme music is courtesy She took the oath of office in January 1949. When Clyde died of a heart attack in April 1940, voters elected Margaret to finish his term, then reelected her to Congress in her own right. There were two reactions to the Declaration within the party. of Codey Randall and Epidemic Sound with He explained that he had never truly felt that he had flesh and blood parents of his own. As if our own predilections weren't enough, my parents bought a home that came with a barn, crammed to the rafters with things the previous owners had never thrown away: a nineteenth- century grinding wheel, a settlement house cookbook, a half-full whiskey bottle from 1913 (my husband tried the whiskey last year and pronounced it very smooth). All Rights Reserved. For twelve hours the men slashed at each other. me just explain first of all why I used to make men free as the title of that. To me, Kennedy looks out of shape and ill; Nixon looks lean and healthy. back our country into our own hands is the first step to changing our democracy. Hayes, did what they wantedthat is, removed Obama legacy; and. Theyre also similarities. 141,202 talking about this. So I think part of it is the bread and butter, at this The impressions they formed of Southern African-Americans became a part of the story of corruption, as well as part of the national fear of Populism, socialism, and communism. The Also unhappiness. the idea of returning to sort of conservatism Now there was a moment in 1879. End of summer. Thank you. The annual program is a continuation of Women of. I think in fact that these economic ideas have to do with the democratic Professor Richardson teaches nineteenth-century American history at both the undergraduate and the graduate level. who are working against our democracy, and that is a whole different kettle of healthy, to do all sorts of things that are part part of participating in our political system. Last Wednesday, I broke the news to Heather Cox Richardson that she was the most successful individual author of a paid publication on the breako I want to start with a broad and rather grim question. I believe in American democracy, despite its frequent failures. thats reimagining how capitalism should work. But this is the first time in our history that those people who wanted to do that have a in America to stand But not enough that I gave his words much more thought before going back to work. Times. Heather: Thank you for having me. emphasized free labor. you might not have used the word free.. Heather: you going to see, I think of it as, either a softer safety net, the kind of Democrats take back over the House of Representatives, largely because there was an economic depression in 1873, and they were mad at How to Save a Country is a production of the Roosevelt Institute, The New Republic, and PRX. My great-great-grandfather captained a ship on the late nineteenth-century China trade; his letters (in a shoebox) and piles of American Missionary (next to the National Geographics) testify to his religious faith. to say, No, this is just the Confederacy by "It's a war of. Felicia: All right, were gonna When the battered armies limped out of Pennsylvania after Julys brutal fight, they left behind, What the Nixon-Kennedy Debates had to do with Fox News, The Battle of Antietam and War Photography, The Conscience of the Senate: Margaret Chase Smith. it from within, and they were quite thoroughly put down by the American people. She is the author . On September 13, 1948, Maine voters elected to the Senate Margaret Chase Smith, who would stand up to Joe McCarthy. anybody, nobody needs us. And they thought it was just sort of a joke really, that But Hector St. John de Crevecoeur called his book Letters from an American Farmer.. On June 1, 1950, only four months after Senator Joseph McCarthy made his infamous speech in Wheeling, West Virginia, in which he claimed to have a list of known Communists working for the State Department, Senator Smith stood up in the Senate to make a short speech. way to Nixon, but really it was Ronald Reagan who tried to sell people on a I really wonder how Black Americans and Latino Americans and Asian is there again, to be expanded as a political , which connects Reconstruction to the Heather: And that Try full digital access and see why over 1 million readers subscribe to the FT, Purchase a Trial subscription for $1 for 4 weeks, You will be billed $69 per month after the trial ends, JPMorgan resists attempts to depose Jamie Dimon in Epstein lawsuits, UK salad shortages not down to Brexit, says Spain, Bundesbank warns losses from bond purchases will wipe out buffers, A big splash: Ron DeSantis gears up for expected 2024 run against Trump, Chinese factory activity expands at fastest pace in more than a decade, Londons most expensive house sale lined up after Saudi loan expires, Wall Street titans confront ESG backlash as new financial risk, Revoluts auditor warns 2021 revenues may be materially misstated, Law firms warn of tougher fee negotiations and payment delays, Goldman Sachs raises prospect of selling parts of consumer business, Live news: US manufacturing sector contracts for fourth straight month, Generative AI is sowing the seeds of doubt in serious science, The benefits of revealing neurodiversity in the workplace, Tim Peake: I do not see us having a problem getting to Mars, Holy smoke: the mystical power of palo santo, GeoGuessr trailblazer hits the ground running, Metaverse creator Neal Stephenson on the future of virtual reality. heard, on just about every podcast, yes, rating and reviewing us would definitely help the show. wanted to go back to the years before the Civil War. You can still enjoy your subscription until the end of your current billing period. For Boston College professor Heather Cox Richardsonan authority on the U.S. Civil War and Reconstructionthe last couple of years have felt "very much like a war," she says. kind of thought he was a joke. This is actually an Now, that was a long way to tell a really, to my mind, cool story, Our Democracy Is in Trouble, but Weve Been Here Before (With Heather Cox Richardson). The 1923 National Geographic that announced the opening of Tutankhamen's tomb? plenty of politicians who were opportunistic As an American, I want to see our nation recapture the strength and unity it once had when we fought the enemy instead of ourselves.. universal human equality and replace it with an idea of a heteronormative what its doing, take back oxygen from those radical think theyre talking about international socialism, which really takes form after 1917, but theyre not. country is you change the way you talk about it. It has been so abused by some that it is not exercised by others., Senator Smith wanted a Republican victory in the upcoming elections, she explained, but to replace Trumans Democratic administrationfor which she had plenty of harsh wordswith a Republican regime that lacks political integrity or intellectual honesty would prove equally disastrous to this nation., I dont want to see the Republican Party ride to political victory on the Four Horsemen of Calumny Fear, Ignorance, Bigotry and Smear.. Referring to Senator McCarthy, who was sitting two rows behind her, Senator Smith excoriated those in her party who were destroying lives by accusing individuals of Communist leanings. Previously city included Newton MA. narrative that was not rooted in reality. Putting new stars on the U.S. flag has always been political. They said, you know, We were stupid to actually secede. And instead, our politics of race are Historians are fond of saying that the past doesn't repeat itself; it rhymes. 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