Heather Cox Richardson on the Declaration of Independence at 250 @BrookingsInstitution
Heather Cox Richardson on the Declaration of Independence at 250 @BrookingsInstitution
Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
On the final episode of Democracy in Question’s third season, host Katie Dunn Tenpas speaks with historian Heather Cox Richardson about the Declaration of Independence as a whole and its relevance today.

The Declaration can be understood as an unfinished promise that depends on Americans’ capacity to defend, expand, and reinvent its ideals.

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