307: Democracy Awakening with Heather Cox Richardson

<p>Host<a href="https://twitter.com/reedgalen"> Reed Galen</a> is joined by Author, Historian, and Boston College History Professor, <a href="https://twitter.com/HC_Richardson">Heather Cox Richardson</a>. They discuss the road the Republican party took to reach its current status, why Donald Trump (and those in his image) offer a dangerous/autocratic future, and why democracy (while imperfect) is the best path to achieve the America we want. For more from Heather Cox Richardson, check out her latest book, <a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/717588/democracy-awakening-by-heather-cox-richardson/">Democracy Awakening: Notes of the State of America</a>, listen to the <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/now-then/id1567665859">Now and Then</a> podcast, and subscribe to her <a href="https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/">Letters from an American</a> Substack. For more from Reed Galen, be sure to subscribe to <a href="https://reedgalen.substack.com/">“The Home Front”</a>. If you’d like to ask a question or share a comment with <a href="http://lincolnproject.us">The Lincoln Project</a>, send an email to <a href="mailto:podcast@lincolnproject.us">podcast@lincolnproject.us</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a></p>