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 Resources: https://redwine.blue/ https://www.commoncause.org/take-action/ https://www.congress.gov/members/find-your-member 00:00 - Welcome 01:25 - Charlie Kirk’s murder and country’s response 03:14 - the use of fear to manipulate 04:34 - Differences between the far left and the far right in this moment 07:57 - Those who are re-writing who Kirk was 09:24 - The Professor Watchlist and Kirk’s career that followed 18:25 - The lesson we should take from this: We don’t know until we know 19:06 - Political violence incited by the right 24:20 - Other stories worth keeping an eye on 24:47 - Why it matters that Russia invaded Polish airspace, NATO 28:25 - Epstein 33:55 - Supreme Court 40:43 - Remember: This is our country