Grading America's First 250 Years: America, Actually with Astead Herndon

About this episode

The episode discusses the need for a new founding document for America as it turns 250 years old, featuring historian Heather Cox Richardson.

America at 250 years old may need a new founding document. Historian Heather Cox Richardson drafts a new social contract. This show was edited by Kasia Broussalian, fact checked by Esther Gim, mixed by Shannon Mahoney, video edited by Christopher Snyder, and hosted by Astead Herndon. In this episode, Richardson references a tweet of Boebert's, not a text. You can also watch this episode on youtube.com/vox. Listen to more from America, Actually with Astead Herndon here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Astead Herndon

Guest: Heather Cox Richardson

Topics covered

• American history
• social contract
• founding document
• political commentary
• historical analysis

Keywords

• America
• founding document
• social contract
• Heather Cox Richardson
• Astead Herndon
• politics
• history

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: New York Magazine, vox

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