# Richard Kreitner

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Our Fifty States of Disunion and Who Could Secede | The Nation Podcast

The term “the nation”—as it refers to the country—has a relatively recent history in American political rhetoric. Until the Civil War, politicians more commonly used “the Union” or “the Republic.” That changed with Abraham Lincoln, who referenced “the nation” five times in his 1863 Gettysburg Addre…

Reflecting on The Nation’s 160th Anniversary ft. D.D. Guttenplan & Richard Kreitner

In this conversation, D.D. Guttenplan, the editor of The Nation, and Richard Kreitner, a contributing writer and host of the “Think Back” podcast (https://www.thinkbackpod.com/), chatted about The Nation’s 160th anniversary issue. With dispatches from 50 writers and arts across the 50 states, the i…

Richard Kreitner | Trust, Mistrust, and the Myth of American Unity

Is mistrust a defining feature and flaw in American democracy? Or is it a manifestation of basic opposition against long-term democratic and aspirational concepts such as "all men are created equally"? In this thought provoking conversation author and historian Richard Kreitner joins Andrew Keen to…

The Need to Secede with Ed Helms (SNAFU Crossover)

In this joint episode of HERE WE GO AGAIN and SNAFU, Ed Helms tells Kal the story of a small town that decided to secede from America, only to realize a strong desire to buy beer and party would win out in the end. Then, Ed and Kal call up U.S. historian Richard Kreitner to learn about secession mo…

Kal Penn and the Republic of Rough and Ready

Kal Penn has worked everywhere from Hollywood to the White House. In this joint episode of SNAFU and Kal's new podcast, HERE WE GO AGAIN, Ed tells Kal the story of a small town that decided to secede from America, only to realize their desire to buy beer and party would win out in the end Then, the…

Democracy vs. the Constitution

In this episode of THINK BACK, I speak with the political scientist Stephen Skowronek about his book, The Adaptability Paradox: Political Inclusion and Constitutional Resilience. The book traces large-scale patterns across American history to understand how political change actually happens. As Ame…

Matt Yglesias & Richard Kreitner: A Billion Americans vs. Breaking It Up

Today on The Gist examining the rare pundit who advocates for the right policy even when it’s a proven election-loser, taking a cue from Matt Yglesias' Slow Boring newsletter to decode what politicians really mean when they talk about "spending political capital." Then, Matt Yglesias (One Billion A…

American Jews, The Civil War, And The Fight To End Slavery (with Richard Kreitner)

#478 > To purchase "Fear No Pharaoh": https://amzn.to/4uwrxLF > To purchase Rabbi Morris Raphall's sermon about slavery: https://amzn.to/4f6r0v8 > To read August Bondi's memoir: https://www.google.com/books/edition/Autobiography_of_August_Bondi_1833_1907/yNf7k9IDD_MC?hl=en&gbpv=0 > To join the Sefo…

Break It Up: The Myth of American Unity (My Conversation with Richard Kreitner)

Karen sits down with journalist and author Richard Kreitner to dismantle the myth of a historically unified United States, exploring how secession and deep divisions have shaped the country's landscape. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collect…