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How the Democrats Could Blow It
And the four things they must do to not blow it
Nov 13
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Barrett Holmes Pitner
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The Blue Tsunami and the Democracy to Come
The 2026 Midterms can break the American Cycle and chart a new path for America
Nov 5
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Barrett Holmes Pitner
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The American Cycle: Part 2 (1896-present)
The American Cycle explains American history and the future of our democracy
Sep 24
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Barrett Holmes Pitner
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The American Cycle: Part 1 (1776-1896)
The American Cycle explains American history and the future of our democracy
Sep 22
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Barrett Holmes Pitner
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Why I’m a Reconstructionist
Reconstructionism is more than politics. It is a philosophy for life.
Aug 29
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Lauren Varino
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To Save America, We Need to Amend the Constitution
Jul 4
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Barrett Holmes Pitner
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How the Fugitive Slave Act Helps Explain ICE's Terrorism Today
Jan 26
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The Crisis of Defining White Culture
Feb 20
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Barrett Holmes Pitner
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A Civilization Without Empathy
Mar 10, 2025
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Barrett Holmes Pitner
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What Barack Obama and Barrett Holmes Pitner are telling us about being Reconstructionists
Democrats should swell with pride when we talk about the Reconstruction Era
Aug 26
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Ann Binstock
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Big idea for the Next Democratic Presidential Candidate: Describe Yourself as a Reconstructionist
Reconstruction created multiracial democracy in America. We should embrace it.
Jul 30
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Ann Binstock
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To Save America, We Need to Amend the Constitution
We've drafted a 28th Amendment as a catalyst for change. Check it out.
Jul 4
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Barrett Holmes Pitner
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Freedom-With: We’ve Been Doing Freedom Wrong for Nearly 250 Years
It is time to finally practice freedom the right way
Jul 1
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Barrett Holmes Pitner
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A Dialogue with Claude AI That Reconstructs Western Philosophy
The other day I had a profound and surprisingly emotional conversation with Claude that might completely upend our understanding of western philosophy…
Apr 30
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Barrett Holmes Pitner
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Our First Five Pieces
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Reconstructionism & the Democracy to Come
When you receive our newsletters, you will see the phrase “the Democracy to Come” right below the banner.
Apr 2, 2024
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Barrett Holmes Pitner
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America's First January 6th Happened in 1874
Despite the fact that the “unprecedented” attack of January 6th occurred more than three years ago, the United States has still struggled to recall an…
Feb 27, 2024
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Barrett Holmes Pitner
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Reconstructionism: Rediscovering the Philosophy of Reconstruction
In 1891, more than 25 years after the conclusion of the Civil War, Missouri Senator George Graham Vest, a former congressman for the Confederacy and…
Feb 19, 2024
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Noah Woods
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The Fifteenth Amendment Personified
As Mississippi's first Black Senator, Hiram Revels represented the new freedoms of Reconstruction.
Feb 19, 2024
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Jamie Redmond
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The American Cycle: A Brief Introduction
To understand Reconstructionism, one must first understand the American Cycle, which shows us how Reconstructionism is much more than merely looking…
Feb 19, 2024
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Barrett Holmes Pitner
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