In which I try to answer your questions about modern politics.... Get full, free access to Letters from an American here: https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/subscribe 00:00 – Welcome 01:15 – Origins of California Governor Gavin Newsom’s moves today 08:49 – Newsom’s shift in rhetoric 13:28 – Distraction or authoritarianism … both? 18:51 – Why I write Letters from an American 21:20 – Trump/Putin Alaska meeting 28:01 – Bad economic news continues 32:44 – The 2028 jockeying and why public pressure matters