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The podcast episode, delivered as a letter from historian Heather Cox Richardson and read by Michael Moss, examines the escalating and chaotic U.S.-Iran conflict under President Donald Trump’s second term. It centers on Trump’s erratic decision-making following the downing of an Americ
The podcast episode, delivered as a letter from historian Heather Cox Richardson and read by Michael Moss, examines the escalating and chaotic U.S.-Iran conflict under President Donald Trump’s second term. It centers on Trump’s erratic decision-making following the downing of an Americ
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Books, people, and resources mentioned in this episode.
People
Donald TrumpHeather Cox RichardsonMichael MossJared KushnerBenjamin NetanyahuHakeem JeffriesLori Chavez de Reamer
Books
Letters from an Americanby Heather Cox Richardson
Companies
Wall Street JournalThe AtlanticFinancial Times
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Breaking NewsCriminal Justice ReformFederal ReserveForeign PolicyGeopoliticsInvestigative JournalismUs Politics
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