Richard Galant

Donald Trump won't be thanking John Roberts Tariff ruling ruptures relations between chief justice and president

One year later….

Six presidents we can learn from Arthur, Buchanan, Carter, Lincoln, Monroe and Trump

Six presidents we can learn from
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The president who failed — and the cabinet that abetted him James Buchanan surrounded himself with yes-men

The president who failed — and the cabinet that abetted him
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The first No Kings Day was 250 years ago Thomas Paine’s ‘Common Sense’

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What Lincoln would tell Trump About the president's deranged Rob Reiner post

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The Trump sequel to Rome's decline and fall Where 'civilizational erasure' comes from

The Trump sequel to Rome's decline and fall
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How to wreck a presidency Trump redefines the second-term curse

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How to wreck a presidency Trump redefines the second-term curse

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The president who amazed America What happened after 'Death by Lightning'

The president who amazed America
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An ingenious new spy thriller on Albert Einstein and the Nazis A recording from Richard Galant's live video

An ingenious new spy thriller on Albert Einstein and the Nazis
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Trump can no longer count on the unswerving loyalty of his followers When imperial projects go awry

Trump can no longer count on the unswerving loyalty of his followers
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The Supreme Court majority's nightmare is President Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Justice Neil Gorsuch worries about giving presidents too much power

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Steve Bannon's secret plan for Trump in 2028 Don't forget the 22nd Amendment

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Trouble in Trump country A magic bean is giving his team indigestion

The Argentina bailout is moving ahead. American farmers have to wait.

Life on Mars, Charlie Kirk's Last Questioner, Toxic Airplane Air, Costly Coffee, and the Return of Beards What I'm Reading

Life on Mars, Charlie Kirk's Last Questioner, Toxic Airplane Air, Costly Coffee, and the Return of Beards
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J.D. Vance's strange role The difference between prominence and power

A risky ride.

Hang together, or hang separately 250 years ago, Paul Revere's ride demonstrated the power of collective action

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California high-speed rail's long ride to nowhere Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson want a liberalism that builds things

California high-speed rail's long ride to nowhere
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'We shall see the reign of witches pass over' How American democracy survived an administration that targeted immigrants and journalists

If American democracy could survive the 1790s, maybe it has a chance.
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The real-life Rockefeller Center spy nest that launched James Bond Now It's History · Episode

Don't miss @richardgalant.bsky.social's conversation with Thomas Maier on his podcast NOW IT'S HISTORY! The two discuss a NYC landmark, spies, and Maier's upcoming book THE INVISIBLE SPY!

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The American gulf is widening The truth under assault

Another time when federal officials were purged and the truth came under assault.

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Biden's last laugh The outgoing president's policies may do more to jumpstart U.S. manufacturing than Trump's economic measures

Who did more to revive U.S. manufacturing?

The conservative Supreme Court justice Trump can't rely on Amy Coney Barrett shows signs of independence that could constrain the new administration

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The Times They Are A-Changin' ... Again How Bob Dylan's generational anthem sounds at the outset of 2025

The times are indeed changing in January, 2025, but not in a way that anyone could possibly have envisioned way back then.

Luigi Mangione's senseless debt to the Unabomber The lesson he drew from Ted Kaczynski's 35,000-word manifesto

The ills of America's health care system can't be fixed this way. www.nowitshistory.com/p/luigi-mang...

Trump and Musk want to borrow Javier Milei's chainsaw But how well would the Argentine president's radical budget-cutting regime translate to the United States?

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Spies, adventurers, rule-breakers and freedom fighters What I read and watched in 2024

It's not a "10 best" list ... but here are some books, movies and shows that stuck with me through 2024. What did you watch and read? open.substack.com/pub/richardg...

What Musk, Ramaswamy and Vought are trying to do There's a precedent for the extreme budget cutters, and it carries lessons for today

Before there was DOGE, there was David Stockman. www.nowitshistory.com/p/what-musk-...