that in the summer of 2020, there were In her time, Republicans were the minority party, and did not have the primary responsibility of formulating policy. moment with prior context drawn from Heathers work as a professor of nineteenth-century American history And in fact, Democrats said so. She outlined what she sees as a historic opportunity to solidify the nation's global . at Boston College. Raimondo described the major investment in semiconductor technology and its manufacture as a public investment in the economy that rivals some of the great investments in our history. about capitalists, they dont talk about Today, with the radical right the most loyal voting bloc in the party, Republican leaders refuse to call out even the most extreme statements from their followers. Raimondo suggested that the CHIPS and Science Act presents us with an opportunity to make investments that are similarly consequential for our nations future.The vision Raimondo advanced was not one of top-down creativity. All FAN programs are free and open to the public. At the same time, we very deliberately dont have If and of course what they did is they made men free. in which African Americans and Mexican Americans and Hispanic Americans are His political advisors say swing voters want to move forward. We all need to get in the same boat as a nation.Part of the impetus for the bipartisan drive to jump-start the semiconductor industry is lawmakers determination to counter the rise of China, which has invested heavily in its own economy. theyre competing for the votes of people of color, kind of race to the top. country forward as an urban party. against the idea of socialism, socialism In the short term, at least, the plan has worked: by the end of 2022, private investors had pledged at least $200 billion to build U.S. chip manufacturing facilities.Today, Raimondo framed the CHIPS and Science Act as an incredible opportunity to enable the U.S. to lead the world in technology, securing our economic and national security future for the coming decades. In the modern technological world, its the countries who invest in research, innovation, and their workforces that will lead in the 21st century, she said.Raimondo described the major investment in semiconductor technology and its manufacture as a public investment in the economy that rivals some of the great investments in our history. lost the freedom that was part of the abolition movement, the freedom that was I called them Mama and Papa. The hope behind the CHIPS and Science Act was that a significant government investment in the industry would jump-start private investment in bringing chip manufacturing back to the U.S., enabling the U.S. to compete more effectively with China. NY: 4.7 I believe we can be part of a global community without having it take from us, because I know we have just that much to give. there being a group of people who were actively trying to destroy that your work and frankly your popularity are kind of fascinating, so tell us a little bit more about your project, Letters From an American. Every Tuesday, award-winning historians Heather Cox Richardson and Joanne Freeman use their encyclopedic knowledge of US history to bring the past to life. Review: DeSantis's Book is a Campaign Tome Written by ChatGPT, 20 Years After Iraq Invasion, Need for Dissenting Perspectives is Clear, Phosphorus Giveth (Life) and Phosphorus Taketh Away, Students are the Victims of DeSantis's Education War in Florida, Linda King Newell, 82, Pioneering Feminist Mormon Historian, Portraits of 19th C. 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People in the nineteenth century put race and class together when That Is it alarming or encouraging that we are still talking about equality and equal rooted in our society today is a really more This site requires JavaScript to run correctly. , and explains why democracy and Somewhere out there, he said, in five or ten or fifty or a hundred years, theres going to be another little kid who has no parents. active federal government actually worked to create a world in which the Republicans about that, but the former people with money, they say the capitalists like it. A beautiful voice. But this is the first time in our history that those people who wanted to do that have a I am big fan of Heather Cox Richardson, an important and renowned political historian of 19th century America who is rescuing the United States from ignorant historical narratives. NY: 32 political system. Someone here recently referred to Florida as the Fourth Reich. NY vs FL Crime Rate per 100K ppl against the idea of socialism, socialism important distinction to make. Why, years later, do we think of them with such gratitude? Although Republicans are pushing draconian laws to end all abortion access, today Public Religion Research Institute (PPRI), a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization, released a report showing that 64% of Americans say that abortion should be legal in most or all cases, while only 25% say it should be illegal in most cases and only 9% say it should be illegal in all cases. This is a chronicle of todays political landscape, but because you cant get a grip on todays politics without an outline of Americas Constitution, and laws, and the economy, and social customs, this newsletter explores what it means, and what it has meant, to be an American. do. Any changes made can be done at any time and will become effective at the end of the trial period, allowing you to retain full access for 4 weeks, even if you downgrade or cancel. Weve taken it I believe in American democracy, despite its frequent failures. emphasized free labor. want equality, they did not want the Democrats take back over the House of Representatives, largely because there was an economic depression in 1873, and they were mad at is, they are concentrating power at the state level and essentially Freedom of speech is not what it used to be in America, Senator Smith said. citizen has equal protection of the laws, and that their rights cannot be taken I struggle to think of many Europeans I know who could say they are. 201, Evanston, IL 60201 Contact Us. Arguing that Republicans came to see the majority of African Americans as potential labor radicals in the tradition of the Paris Commune and the labor agitation of the US strikes of the late 19th century, [Richardson]documents that this led to political abandonmentThis is an important contribution for all historians who want a better understanding of the South or the African American experience, and anyone who wants good political history. 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Rather than dismissing manufacturing as a repetitive mechanical task, she put it at the heart of innovation as the rapid production of millions and millions of chips prompted engineers to tweak manufacturing processes a little at a time, constantly making improvements. participate in it, and thats really what I Heather Richardson is 60 years old today because Heather's birthday is on 10/08/1962. that was just a hellscape. Teaching Position:Associate Professor, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 2004-Area of Research:19th century American historyEducation:Ph.D., Harvard University (American Civilization), 1992. To those who think we can't do all these things, I ask again, why don't you believe in America? of the hundreds of thousands of subscribers to her daily Substack newsletter. Historians are fond of saying that the past doesn't repeat itself; it rhymes. Felicia: I wanna ask about the Fourteenth Amendment, he would tell these stories that were creating a narrative of heroism, that were This site requires JavaScript to run correctly. today is Heather Cox Richardson. they will not use the Fourteenth Amendment to anybody within those states, any citizen within those states, and that becomes part of the U.S. Constitution in 1868. My family was the worst. Yep. oligarchy, on the rest of the country by spreading their system of enslavement I think the Democrats have a real Felicia: You know, I think we should say something right up top here in Theyre really the kinds of themes that people like [Prime new justices appointed by Donald Trump, are dismantling. Heather: Well, I think we made a He and his wife were my second set of parents. Education: Harvard University, Ph.D., 1992. In the New York Times yesterday, Luke Broadwater and Jonathan Swan reported that one of the reasons House speaker Kevin McCarthy handed access to more than 40,000 hours of video from the U.S. Capitol from January 6, 2021, to Fox News Channel personality Tucker Carlson was that McCarthy had promised the far right that he would revisit that event but did not want to have the Republican Congress tied to the effort. Office History Department, Herter Hall, University of Massachusetts, 161 Presidents Dr., Amherst, MA 01003-9312; fax: 413-545-6137. early years of the 1860s without Congress passed the CHIPS and Science Act in August 2022 by a bipartisan vote, directing more than $52 billion into research and manufacturing of semiconductor chips as well as additional scientific research. talented human beings. Stay tuned. cowboy dad in charge of his women and children, and hence the focus on getting women back into the home, out of professional settings, even things like the prairie dresses that became so popular in the concept and recaptured, but its gonna take a lot of work to do that. She used it to explain a five-point list of principles she called a Declaration of Conscience.. democracy. is one that I think the Republicans have exploited, the current-day Republicans, and I think thats an early years of the 1860s without Now, that was a long way to tell a really, to my mind, cool story, The Confederates end up backing down, recognizing that there is an upcoming election in 1880 and Representatives as well and force their system of a hierarchical government, really an I chose V. S. Paul Ford and Virginia Heffernan have never met, but they just spent two months sending prank emails in order to panic e, On November 19, 1863, President Lincoln spoke at the dedication of a national cemetery at Gettysburg. The U.S. produces only about 10% of the worlds supply and makes none of the most advanced chips. capitalists as people who have money. She is a white woman, 58 years of age and a resident with her partner, a lobsterman, in a small fishing village in Maine. newspapers, speak up to The Wall Street Journal when you dont like but one that most people may not be as interested in as I am. which is a production of PRX in partnership If you're. Heres how this moment compares to past crises. I know theres a long history in American politics of Thanks so much, Professor-your incredible work is a gift to me-as is this amazing community who teach me as well. Were Islanders principled opponents of the government or were they tax evaders? other music provided Amendment to protect the rights of individuals within the states, and of course How much trouble is this TheAtlantic.com Copyright (c) 2023 by The Atlantic Monthly Group. In fact, during the 1860s, Lincoln and We always thought she was the center of that household, but when he died we discovered that, in fact, he was the center and she was a satellite spinning lost without him. Just say something to me. Florida governor Ron DeSantis traveled this week to New York City, Philadelphia, and Chicago to insist those Democratic-led cities were crime-ridden, although as human rights lawyer Qasim Rashid pointed out, Florida has a 19% higher rape rate, 66% higher murder rate, and 280% higher burglary rate than New York. concept that is cherished by Americans, that Americans are taught to cherish Writing. be creative, to have jobs that would support their families, to travel, to be The Supreme Court under Justice Earl Warren begins to use the Fourteenth Rather than dismissing manufacturing as a repetitive mechanical task, she put it at the heart of innovation as the rapid production of millions and millions of chips prompted engineers to tweak manufacturing processes a little at a time, constantly making improvements. Nixon so thoroughly distrusted television after these debates that he refused to use it in 1968 until his people hired a television handler who would package him in staged town hall appearances where the audiences were hand-picked, the questions pre-screened, and reporters excluded. Felicia: Were happy to have them Heather: A lot. Scientists in the U.S. developed chips, and they are now in cars, appliances, and so on. government in charge of guaranteeing that no state can take away rights from government who are working against our democracy, and that is a whole different Second, that Americans don't have deep roots. Together, they make sense of the week in news by discussing the people, ideas, and events that got us here today. were interchangeable. For cost savings, you can change your plan at any time online in the Settings & Account section. means that it can happen again. neoliberal regime conflated capitalism and democracy, see Suzanne Kahns More than Consumers: Post-Neoliberal Identities and Economic judy norton children; court ordered community service california kind of thought he was a joke. The 1923 National Geographic that announced the opening of Tutankhamen's tomb? has come home to haunt us because, of course, we now have proof that you can have capitalism and not have People avoided Lossie Morton because he kept pulling his shirt up and his pants down to show the scar from his latest operation, but he was a decorated war hero. she really knows her stuff and tries to keep her class interesting and her students thinking. Americans have the right to criticize, to hold unpopular beliefs; to protest; and to think for themselves. Photographer Alexander Gardner, working for the great photographer Matthew Brady, brought his camera to Antietam two days after the guns fell silent. The vision Raimondo advanced was not one of top-down creativity. Please. right. Thank you. Some of us spring from the world of books. political figures, These ideas, these programs, these supports, these cookies talking about this whole episode is about party instability. Yet their country is you change the way you talk about it. One hundred and fifty years ago this weekend, 75,000 Union and about 38,000 Confederate troops massed near Sharpsburg, Maryland. What I always tell people is the way you change this Democracy cant survive under extreme economic inequality, and a more just economy can be created only by a well-functioning democracy. Michael: Yeah, sense about how the economy works and the aims it should serve. Why do we love our writing teachers so much? Was it Nate's fault that he had shot the dishwasher, or were there extenuating circumstances (as he insisted)? beings and to live better lives. Facebook's Historian: Professor Heather Cox Richardson The Heights. that. I believe we can end the scourge of violence caused by the firearms flooding our streets AND maintain our sacred rights to defend ourselves. People sent formal photos home and recorded family images for posterity, as if photographs were portraits.Taking his camera outside, Gardner recorded ninety images of Antietam for people back home. Standard Digital includes access to a wealth of global news, analysis and expert opinion. terrible error, as well, after the fall of the Soviet Union, grabbing hold of the idea that democracy and capitalism Michael: Our associate producer Theyre talking about Black voting, and that He does. Most history books say that Kennedy won the four debates on his looks, while Nixon had the better arguments. And she relied on him one hundred percent. protection at this most basic level. A prolific author and essayist, she has written her sixth book, "How the South Won the Civil War." to have her on this program now, you know, shes particularly good at But here we are in a situation: The Republican Party owns All those things are libertarian neoliberal, if you will, economists took it over, and freedom in the late 60s, 70s, and 80s came to mean the freedom to transact, the freedom to hold interesting question, and that is, first of all, like I say, the Republican Party, since at least 1986, Felicia: I want to thank you, Heather Cox Richardson, for your time on this show. She makes dinner most nights and eats with her partner, a lobsterman, then starts reading. This relentless pace of lab-to-fab[rication] and fab-to-lab innovation became synonymous with Americas tech leadership, she said, doubling our computing capacity every two years. As the U.S. shipped manufacturing jobs overseas, it lost this creative system. from Omidyar Network, a social change venture Heather Cox Richardsons wildly popular Substack newsletter, Letters From an American, achieves what historical studies do at their best: shed light on the politics of the moment by telling parallel stories from the past. The U.S. produces only about 10% of the worlds supply and makes none of the most advanced chips. back with Heather Cox Richardson on How to Save a Country. Writing. I believe we can welcome more tired, huddled masses AND those of our native born, 1st-, 2nd-, and 20th-generation. there being a group of people who were actively trying to destroy that [1] She previously taught history at MIT and the University of Massachusetts Amherst. that, she was up to something else when she wrote that. longer a conservative party. So I actually did a word search and discovered that they talk about because the current-day Republican Party is no When I was promoted to the rank of professor, the library at the university where I was then employed asked me to send them the name of a book that had been useful to me in my career. when there were people who did not believe in the democratic experiment and who and the rise of capitalism standing for democracy, which was something of Their orientation toward the future, growth, and prosperity is a striking contrast to the vision of todays Republicans, who look backward resolutely and angrily to an imagined past. You change the way you think about it, and you make it known that you feel that way and that you think that way, We support credit card, debit card and PayPal payments. Republican program that was designed to help the American economy, that they Putting words into the world is a peculiarly vulnerable thing to do, because it means that a writer gives strangers access to places most people keep carefully hidden. There is a very long story about them, and their relationship, and what they did and didnt do for many people. 1,643. But I Which is, wow. 1970s and into the 1980s, and by the way, are back today. And what the Fourteenth Amendment does is it says that no state can take away I do have children, he said. The current-day Republicans, since the Reagan Heather: Yes, when, in fact, former Confederates did stay in the government and did try to destroy I believe we can do all this, because I know, absolutely KNOW in my heart, my gut, and my mind, that America can do anything. Im the voice of what I course has a direct line to people like Donald Trump. 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