Grading America's first 250 years

评定美国的头250年

Today, Explained

2026-05-02

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America at 250 years old may need a new founding document. Historian Heather Cox Richardson drafts a new social contract. This show was edited by Kasia Broussalian, fact checked by Esther Gim, mixed by Shannon Mahoney, video edited by Christopher Snyder, and hosted by Astead Herndon. In this episode, Richardson references a tweet of Boebert's, not a text. A protester holds a copy of the Declaration of Independence and a US flag at a rally. Photo by ANDREW HOLBROOKE/Corbis via Getty Images. You can also watch this episode on youtube.com/vox. Listen to Today, Explained ad-free by becoming a Vox Member: vox.com/members. New Vox members get $20 off their membership right now. Transcript at ⁠vox.com/today-explained-podcast.⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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  • So we are 250 years into this American experiment, and I'd say it's going okay.

  • I'd give us like a C+.

  • The Declaration of Independence, the women's rights movement, the invention of basketball or the iPhone, all good.

  • Slavery, colonialism, income inequality, unequivocally bad.

  • But what's going to determine the next 250 years of America?

  • And how do we write a new social contract that can give us the democracy we deserve?

  • That's this week on America Actually.

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