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Carnegie Connects: A Conversation with Heather Cox Richardson

Tue. January 18th, 2022
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2022 may well be the most crucial year in America's history, Boston College American historian Heather Cox Richardson argues. A surging pandemic; runaway inflation; the tribalization of American politics, a battle over voting rights, and upcoming midterms presage a tumultuous year ahead. How will the Biden Administration deal with these challenges?

Join Aaron David Miller as he sits down with Professor Richardson to discuss the state and fate of the American Republic.

Political ReformDemocracyForeign PolicyCivil SocietyNorth AmericaUnited States
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Heather Cox Richardson

Heather Cox Richardson is professor of History at Boston College and an expert on American political and economic history. She is the author of six books on American politics including, most recently, "How the South Won the Civil War: Oligarchy, Democracy and the Continuing Fight for the Soul of America." She is a leading #Twitterstorian, explaining the historical background of modern political issues through Twitter threads, the co-editor of "We’re History," a web magazine of popular history, and the author of "Letters from an American," a chronicle of American politics.

Aaron David Miller

Senior Fellow, American Statecraft Program

Aaron David Miller is a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, focusing on U.S. foreign policy.