
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 – Anniversary of the 19th Amendment 01:05 – People are nervous, this administration is brittle 08:11 – Trump underwater across the board, inventing a crime crisis 12:17 – Stephen Miller equates Democrats to criminals 15:26 – National Guard deployments the administration’s attempt to use legal loopholes 18:55 – Does Trump have the power to fire Lisa Cook? 28:57 – Democratic pushback and the question of a “soft secession” 36:53 – It’s not over yet.

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