Mike welcomes back Heather Cox Richardson, a professor of history at Boston College and author of the “Letters from an American” Substack. Professor Richardson is also the author of Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America, which has recently come out in paperback.

Topics Mike & Heather discuss include:

- why the elections went so well for Republicans

- why Harris’ messaging failed to carry the day

- the media and political misinformation

- leftism and liberalism in contemporary America

- voter (mis)understanding of economics

- why Heather is still optimistic

Here's Mike’s 2023 interview with Heather Cox Richardson.

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