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The 10 Essays I'd Hand to a Friend
The Data Speaks for Itself, and Other Lies You’ve Been Told
Sarah Polk’s Power Behind the Presidency
You Can’t Hack Your Way Out of Being Human
“That’s Not Journalism, That’s Propaganda”
America’s Most Overlooked First Lady, Anna Harrison
“The Easy Way or the Hard Way”
The Story Christian Nationalists Don’t Want You to Know
Thou Shalt Not Be, or Defend, a White Supremacist
The Chains We Forge In Life, How Religious Is the US, and Hanukkah at the White House
How Religious is the US Compared to Other Countries?
The Manosphere-to-Catholic Mass Pipeline
How The Chosen Became a Global Phenomenon
New Episode: The Five Habits of Hope, And Jackie Kennedy’s Christmas Legacy
The Lie We Tell Ourselves About Happiness
The Faith That Powered Freedom
Five Weird Reasons to Do That Secret Thing You’ve Always Wanted to Do
How Beavers Built America, The 5 Habits of Hope, And Jackie Kennedy’s Christmas Legacy
The Kids Are Already in Charge
I Only Open My Private Book Community Three Times a Year
The Kids Are Already in Charge
Five Weird Reasons to Do That Secret Thing You’ve Always Wanted to Do
You're Avoiding the Wrong Stress
You Have the Power to Make Change
Rediscovering Wonder in a World That Moves Too Fast
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Rediscovering Wonder in a World That Moves Too Fast
My Conversation with Congressman James Clyburn
The Hard Truth About Why Third Parties Don’t Stand a Chance
The Sunday Read: How America Got Stuck With Two Parties
We Don’t Disagree, We Just Dislike Each Other
The Day Black America Left the GOP
The Most Chaotic Election in American History Was Saved by an Irish Immigrant
How America Got Stuck With Two Parties
The Day Black America Left the GOP
The Hard Truth About Why Third Parties Don’t Stand a Chance
The Most Chaotic Election in American History Was Saved by an Irish Immigrant
We Don’t Disagree, We Just Dislike Each Other
You’re Not Staying Informed, You’re Seeking Reassurance
New Episode: Answering Your Questions + More!
Get Your Holiday Shopping Done
The Political History Starter Pack
Interview: Fighting for the 14th Amendment
How a European Vacation Broke My Political Echo Chamber
The Lesson My Conservative Grandparents Taught Me About Democracy
The Moment I Realized I Didn’t Have to Inherit My Politics
When the Party You Once Loved Leaves You Behind
Presenting unPAUSED with Dr. Mary Claire Haver
The Racist Reason Why You Can’t Eat Nature’s Free Food
How Hard Can It Be? Boys Do It.
The Sunday Read: The Strange Arithmetic of How America Feeds Itself
This Week in The Preamble: Food and Farming in America
The Shutdown and the Dinner Table: A Guide to America’s Food-Assistance System
How Hard Can It Be, Boys Do It?
The Foreign Policy of the American Farm
The Racist Reason Why You Can’t Eat Nature’s Free Food
Answering Your Questions + More!
Interview: Why America is So Divided
They Feed the World. They Deserve to Survive It
What Happens When the System Fails Its Healers
Dairy Cows, Potatoes, and a Preexisting Condition
The Human Cost of Tying Health Care to Work
A Stranger Saved My Husband’s Life, Why You Think the Way You Do, and Answers to Your Questions
The One Issue That Unites America — and Still Isn’t Fixed
This Week in The Preamble: The Age of Medical Miracles, and Their Costs
This Week on The Preamble: Health Care
The Age of Miracles, and Their Costs
The One Issue That Unites America — and Still Isn’t Fixed
Could the US Ever Switch to Single-Payer Health Care?
The Doctor Shortage We Designed
Medicare, Medicaid, EMTALA, HIPAA: A Plain-English Guide
When Convenience Costs Connection
This Week on The Preamble Podcast
Extended Cut: Why Fascists Fear Teachers
The Three Ring Circus of American Healthcare
The Wisdom of Negotiating Your Medical Bills
Medicaid Reimbursements Impact Everyone
Schools Have No Idea What To Do About AI
From the Printing Press to AI, Why Fascists Fear Teachers, and Answering Your Questions
We’re Teaching More Than We Realize
Partnering with an Authoritarian Regime
The High Cost of a Frictionless Life
Government Shutdown, White House Renovations, and Stoic Virtues
This Week in The Preamble: Why the future of AI depends on what we keep human
Should You Let Your Kid Use AI?
The Man Mapping Hidden Cures with AI
America's Schools Aren't Ready for AI
This Week on The Preamble Podcast
Further Education and Training
The View from Across the Atlantic
It Shouldn’t Have to Happen to You for You to Care
From Floppy Disks to Fake News
This Week in The Preamble: Understanding Immigration
Time to Vote on Our Next Edition!
Welcome to a New Era of The Preamble
Eight Charts That Explain the Immigration Debate
The Unseen Work of Keeping Families Together
Actions Speak Louder Than Words
"I Put Your Documents in Your Backpack"
You Wanted a Better Way to Stay Informed.
White People Are the Default Americans
160 Years After Dred Scott, an Apology
Israel Is Marketing Itself to US Evangelicals
Does Columbus Deserve a Holiday?
Hannah Van Buren’s Journey from Dutch Heritage to American History
Is DEI Discrimination? Here Are the Arguments on Each Side
The War on “Woke” Comes for Disabled Students
The President's New War Powers, and Where They Lead
Is Religion the Answer for Democrats? James Talarico Thinks So
The Scandalous Second Marriage of Rachel Jackson
What People Get Wrong About “Context”
Detain Them All: Trump's Interpretation of Immigration Law
The Supreme Court's Double Standard on Race
Trump's Plan to End the Gaza War
Does Charlie Kirk Deserve a Holiday?
The Diplomatic Prowess of Louisa Adams
The Pentagon Cracks Down on the Press
"A Gesture of Despair": The Push for Palestinian Statehood
Who Really Paid for Your Political Feed?
Culture Wars Become Corporate Strategy
The Quiet Bravery of Elizabeth Monroe
Video: Answering Your Urgent Questions on the CDC
Answering Your Most Urgent Questions About What’s Happening at the CDC
The Voters Who Refuse to Surrender
Each Side Saw What They Wanted in Charlie Kirk's Killing
What Violent Videos Are Doing to Us
Hostess in Chief: Dolley Madison's Impact on American Society
George Washington’s Lesson in the Shadow of a Gun
Congress Is Gambling with the Cost of Your Health Care
Why Washingtonians Live Without Democracy
What Was Blown Up in the Caribbean Wasn't Just a Boat
Martha Jefferson and the Women of Monticello
WATCH: Transgender Gun Ban, Vaccine Mandates, RFK Jr. Grilled on the Hill, and More
What Is It Costing Us to Ignore Civic Education?
The Case I Secretly Want Trump to Prosecute
Will Trump's Tariffs Survive in Court?
Gavin Newsom Finds His Sharpest Weapon: Satire
Our Children Are Not the Price of Freedom
What Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders Agree On
Federal Judge: FTC Can't Be Musk's Speech Police
The DOJ Is Obsessed with Kilmar Abrego Garcia
The Cartoon Columbus Who Shrugs at Slavery
Forty-Eight Emergencies and Counting
Ken Burns, A Supreme Court Justice, and the Community You’ve Been Craving
What Happens When You Put the Right People in the Room
The Life of America’s First Lady Martha Washington
Scripture Doesn’t Have a Low Opinion of Women. But Pete Hegseth Does.
"Welcome to the Cemetery of the Living Dead"
Who Controls America's Founding Story?
A Personal History of the 1960s with Doris Kearns Goodwin
DOGE Didn't Save You Money. It Cost Us Billions.
JUST FOR YOU: Live with Sharon
Gerrymandering is Government Corruption
How to Beat the Speaker of the House
The World's Worst Humanitarian Crisis Isn't in Gaza or Ukraine
The Biggest News Stories of the Day
America’s Constitution with Akhil Reed Amar
REPLAY: Answering Your Most Pressing Questions
Answering Your Most Pressing Questions
Texas Kicks Off Redistricting Arms Race
This DOJ Advisor Yelled "Kill them!" on Jan 6
We Already Tried the "Golden Age"
REPLAY: Today's Biggest News Stories
Live this afternoon: the biggest news stories of the day!
Amending the Constitution with Russ Feingold
"This is the 2020 Playbook on Steroids."
REPLAY: Today's Biggest News Stories
The Biggest News Stories: Live Today
The Supreme Court’s Shadow Docket with Stephen Vladeck
“A Mountain of Evidence” of Racial Profiling
MAGA Outrage Over the Epstein Files Grows
Thirty-six Children Are Dead. Whose Fault Is It?
Pushing Politicians From the Pulpit
Unforgettable Encounters During Life's Final Moments with Hadley Vlahos
A Dangerous Man at the DOJ, an FTC Investigation, and Birthright Citizenship (Again)
They're Coming for Naturalized Citizens
The Biggest News Stories of the Day
Poverty In America with Matthew Desmond
A Muslim Socialist Just Beat a Cuomo.
A $31 Million Warning to America's Newsrooms
Peter Thiel Doesn't Believe in Democracy
Breaking Down the Supreme Court's Monumental Decisions
Modern Democracy with Daniel Ziblatt and Steven Levitsky
Blockbuster Supreme Court Decisions
Iran’s Allies Sent Thoughts and Prayers
Is Striking Iran Unconstitutional?
The Hate Next Door with Matson and Tawni Browning
A 22-Year-Old Is Now Running an Anti-Terror Office
How Israel's Iran strikes could change everything for America
You Can't Scare Me Into Silence
Book Bans and Free Speech with Suzanne Nossel
The Man Picking Up Elon Musk's Chain Saw
The Biggest Cases We’re Still Waiting on at the Supreme Court
One Story for the Public, Another for the Courts
Growing Up In Public with Devorah Heitner
Cool Cool Cool -- I See How It Is
Do Medicaid Work Requirements Work?
This Wasn't in the Campaign Speeches
Is Color-Blindness Still a Virtue?
The Court's Next Big Decision on Race
How Animal Senses Reveal Hidden Realms with Ed Yong
What’s Hidden in the Budget Bill?
First Harvard. Then 378,000 American Jobs.
If "Everyone is Welcome" is Political, What Isn't?
The Extraordinary Women Who Helped Win WWII with Lena Andrews
Memorial Day Was Born From Grief — and Immigration
The Case of Adriana Smith May Not Be What You Think
Now Accepting Bids: US Foreign Policy
Some Call It Bold. Others Call It Devastating.
The Virtues Behind the American Constitution with Jeffrey Rosen
I Recognized Something in Biden's Face
Trump's Agenda Could Fall Apart
The Student Loan Problem Isn't What You Think
US Signals it No Longer Cares About Human Rights
UPDATE: Why Prices Are About to Spike. Again.
Parliamentary America with Max Stearns
Can US Citizens Legally Be Deported?
The Most Controversial Nominee in America Right Now
White Supremacy, Funded by Prayer and Profit
A Crisis of Faith. And Not the Religious Kind.
Democracy and America with Heather Cox Richardson
From Bible Mandates to Election Lies
Trump's Plan: Raise Taxes on the Rich?
SCOTUS to Decide if Religious Schools Get Taxpayer Money
"Step Aside:" Young Dems Are Done Waiting
Speech Canceled: What Happened at the Naval Academy
Navigating Media Bias with Vanessa Otero
Is "Mr. Too Late" About to Get Fired?
The LGBTQ classroom debate just went national
What They Don’t Want You to See
$15 Million of Your Tax Money is Going to This Dictator
Elected to Serve. Selling Out Instead?
Master Slave Husband Wife with Ilyon Woo
Answering your questions this week
Live with Sharon McMahon & Steve Vladeck
What John Adams Started, Trump Wants to Finish
An Arson Attack, a Passover Seder, and the Past That Still Burns
Gold Is Soaring, Treasury Bonds Are Crashing — What Does It All Mean?
The DOJ Whistleblower They Tried to Silence
Punished for Dreaming with Bettina Love
The Press vs the President: a Win for the First Amendment?
When 60,000 Votes Don’t Count and Harriet Tubman Disappears
What Do 300 Students, Billions in Funding, and a Loyalty Pledge Have in Common?
You’re Not Imagining Things: Your Grandparents Had It Easier Than You
The Growing Divide on Trump's Team
A Biography of George Washington with Alexis Coe
Congress Shut Down Over a Baby
How Trump—and Musk—sparked a backlash in Wisconsin
The Order That Could Block Millions From Voting
Who is Viktor Orbán -- And Why Does the American Right Love Him?
Inside the Minds of Trump Voters
Lady Bird Johnson: Hiding in Plain Sight with Julia Sweig
Texting Scandal vs Hillary Clinton's email: Here's the Truth
The Most Powerful Man in Media You’ve Never Heard of
“Like a Landlord Seeking Rent”
Did Biden Really Sign Those Pardons?
When Leaders Fail and the Truth is Erased, Who Pays the Price?
Trump's DOGE War: The Secret Strategy That Could Change Everything
My Interview with Condoleezza Rice
Is It Time to Stop Working Across the Aisle?
My Take on Economic Chaos, Immigration Crackdowns, and Ending Food for Kids
Are Musk and Trump Headed For a Breakup?
Deported for Protesting? The Arrest That's Shaking America
Washington’s Crypto Power Grab – a Game-Changer or a Disaster?
Cutting “Foreign Waste” Sounds Good. Until You See the Cost
My Thoughts on the Democrats -- and Why They’re Losing the Fight Against Trump and Musk
From the Press Gallery: The State of the Union Is on Life Support
This Debate Isn’t About DEI -- it's About Power. Here's Why.
Would You Pay 3% in Taxes? Here's How Billionaires Do It
Zelensky/Trump Fallout: What's at Stake for America
The Epstein File Mess, Ukraine’s Stolen Children, and Trump’s Gaza Fantasy—All in One Week
Trump Promised the Biggest Deportation Operation in History. It’s Not Happening.
Has DOGE Actually Cut $55 Billion?
9066: One Signature Changed It All, Episode 2
Rewriting History in Real Time
The Thursday Night Massacre: Why Top Prosecutors Resigned Rather Than Drop This Case
Veterans Left Behind, Millions Spent on Confederate Names, and Europe on Edge
The Government Promised to Pay -- Then it Didn't
9066: One Signature Changed It All, Episode 1
Elon Musk’s Government Takeover
What Happens if NIH Grants Are Cut?
9066: One Signature Changed It All Trailer
Project 2025 Was, and Is, the Plan
How Does Elon Musk Have So Much Power?
What in the World with Leanne Morgan
The Immigration Crackdown Begins
What Does it Mean to Be a Patriot?
The Supreme Court’s Worst Decisions with Sarah Isgur
Hegseth Scrapes By After Vance Saves Him
Supercommunicators with Charles Duhigg
“Please don’t normalize this,” and other questions and comments
The 60th Presidential Inauguration
The Little-Known Group Shaping Trump's Agenda
Dear Miss Perkins with Rebecca Brenner Graham
Can the US Seize Greenland and the Panama Canal?