# american story (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover american story. Page: Feed: --- ## [The Federal Budget Is a Statement of National Priorities](https://brucecarpenter1.substack.com/p/the-federal-budget-is-a-statement) _2026-08-25 · Bruce - Thinking Deeply · Bruce Carpenter - Thinking Deeply_ Question: Have We Gotten Our Priorities Straight? ## [Deporting the Caregivers: How Trump’s Immigration Policies Endanger American Health Care](https://brucecarpenter1.substack.com/p/deporting-the-caregivers-how-trumps) _2026-08-24 · Bruce - Thinking Deeply · Bruce Carpenter - Thinking Deeply_ Immigration is frequently debated as though it were separate from the institutions on which Americans depend. In health care, that separation is impossible. ## [Would You Give This Power to the President You Distrust Most?](https://brucecarpenter1.substack.com/p/would-you-give-this-power-to-the) _2026-08-21 · Bruce - Thinking Deeply · Bruce Carpenter - Thinking Deeply_ The presidency is not a weapon awarded to the winner of an election. It is a public trust temporarily entrusted by We the People to one citizen. ## [Whatever Happened to the Idea That America’s Leaders Should Promote Peace?](https://brucecarpenter1.substack.com/p/whatever-happened-to-the-idea-that) _2026-08-20 · Bruce - Thinking Deeply · Bruce Carpenter - Thinking Deeply_ When Diplomacy Becomes an Afterthought ## [Democrats Must Reclaim the Language of American Values](https://brucecarpenter1.substack.com/p/democrats-must-reclaim-the-language) _2026-08-19 · Bruce - Thinking Deeply · Bruce Carpenter - Thinking Deeply_ The challenge for Democrats is larger than finding better slogans. It is to articulate an affirmative vision of America. ## [Diversity Is Not Disunity: The Democratic Party and the Strength of Democratic Debates](https://brucecarpenter1.substack.com/p/diversity-is-not-disunity-the-democratic) _2026-08-18 · Bruce - Thinking Deeply · Bruce Carpenter - Thinking Deeply_ Democratic government requires the ability to distinguish between the surrender of a basic principle and the negotiation necessary to make progress. That distinction is difficult, but essential. ## [Thinking Deeply: The Power of Asking Why](https://brucecarpenter1.substack.com/p/thinking-deeply-the-power-of-asking) _2026-08-17 · Bruce - Thinking Deeply · Bruce Carpenter - Thinking Deeply_ Thinking Deeply is more than gathering information or remembering facts. It is the deliberate practice of exploring ideas with curiosity, discipline, and reason. It is the pathway to understanding. ## [The Challenge Is Larger Than Trump: The Republican Party’s Long Campaign Against Economic Democracy](https://brucecarpenter1.substack.com/p/the-challenge-is-larger-than-trump) _2026-08-16 · Bruce - Thinking Deeply · Bruce Carpenter - Thinking Deeply_ A Crisis With Deeper Roots ## [The Unfinished American Story – 8](https://brucecarpenter1.substack.com/p/the-unfinished-american-story-8) _2026-08-14 · Bruce - Thinking Deeply · Bruce Carpenter - Thinking Deeply_ Conversation Four – “We the People” ## [America’s Unfinished Promise: Equal Citizenship in an Age of Renewed Exclusion](https://brucecarpenter1.substack.com/p/americas-unfinished-promise-equal) _2026-08-13 · Bruce - Thinking Deeply · Bruce Carpenter - Thinking Deeply_ The lesson of American history is not that justice inevitably wins. It is that justice advances only when people organize to defend it. ## [Prime Noise-Cancelling Picks (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/ohbrT6A8CN1X) _2026-08-13 · **Sponsored**_ Browse Prime-eligible, 4-star-and-up noise-cancelling earbuds with fast shipping and deals ## [A Justice Department Drowning in Presidential Grievance](https://brucecarpenter1.substack.com/p/a-justice-department-drowning-in) _2026-08-12 · Bruce - Thinking Deeply · Bruce Carpenter - Thinking Deeply_ In a grievance-driven administration, facts are expected to conform to the president’s accusation, rather than accusations being tested against facts.That is not Justice, but rather injustice. ## [Social Justice: A Promise of Respect for Human Dignity That Belongs Equally to Everyone](https://brucecarpenter1.substack.com/p/social-justice-a-promise-of-respect) _2026-08-11 · Bruce - Thinking Deeply · Bruce Carpenter - Thinking Deeply_ Social Justice at its heart, is the principle that every person possesses equal human dignity and should be treated fairly by society. ## [Childhood Vaccination Should Be Guided by Medical Evidence, Not Presidential Preference](https://brucecarpenter1.substack.com/p/childhood-vaccination-should-be-guided) _2026-08-10 · Bruce - Thinking Deeply · Bruce Carpenter - Thinking Deeply_ A presidential signature cannot establish that a vaccine is safe or unsafe, determine the optimal interval between doses, or substitute political conviction for clinical evidence. ## [The Essential Importance of a Diverse Reading Experience](https://brucecarpenter1.substack.com/p/the-essential-importance-of-a-diverse) _2026-08-10 · Bruce - Thinking Deeply · Bruce Carpenter - Thinking Deeply_ Books Can Take You Anywhere ## [The President Who Believes He Can Defy Political Gravity](https://brucecarpenter1.substack.com/p/the-president-who-believes-he-can) _2026-08-07 · Bruce - Thinking Deeply · Bruce Carpenter - Thinking Deeply_ November 3, 2026, is not an approaching spectacle to be observed from a distance. It is an appointment citizens must keep. Political gravity becomes politically decisive only when the public acts. ## [A Civics Lesson for the Republican Senators Who Voted to Hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in Contempt of Congress](https://brucecarpenter1.substack.com/p/a-civics-lesson-for-the-republican) _2026-08-06 · Bruce - Thinking Deeply · Bruce Carpenter - Thinking Deeply_ The Fifth Amendment belongs to every person. Senators who swear to defend the Constitution must protect it even when doing so denies them the answers they want. ## [The Persecution of Dr. Anthony Fauci Is an Attack on Public Service, and on America’s Ability to Face the Next Pandemic](https://brucecarpenter1.substack.com/p/the-persecution-of-dr-anthony-fauci) _2026-08-06 · Bruce - Thinking Deeply · Bruce Carpenter - Thinking Deeply_ Congress has both the authority and responsibility to investigate the government’s response to a pandemic. But legitimate oversight is not what some Republicans have directed at Dr. Anthony Fauci. ## [The Unfinished American Story – 7](https://brucecarpenter1.substack.com/p/the-unfinished-american-story-7) _2026-08-05 · Bruce - Thinking Deeply · Bruce Carpenter - Thinking Deeply_ Conversation 3 – Philadelphia: “In Order to Form a More Perfect Union” ## [The Texas Turnout Problem: Apathy, Obstacles, and the Civic Duty to Vote](https://brucecarpenter1.substack.com/p/the-texas-turnout-problem-apathy) _2026-08-04 · Bruce - Thinking Deeply · Bruce Carpenter - Thinking Deeply_ Voting is a right because no free government can legitimately deny citizens a voice. It is a responsibility because self-government cannot function when citizens surrender that voice. ## [Remembering History: How Each Generation Finds Its Way Home](https://brucecarpenter1.substack.com/p/remembering-history-how-each-generation) _2026-08-04 · Bruce - Thinking Deeply · Bruce Carpenter - Thinking Deeply_ When we forget history, we do not simply lose information. We lose direction. History is not simply where we have been. It is how we remember how to find our way home.s ## [AI Summaries & Audio Briefings (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/7f3uesRgQVPD) _2026-08-04 · **Sponsored**_ Read AI summaries and listen to concise audio briefings for the latest stories. ## [Pardons Are Not Proof of Innocence: Why January 6 Offenders Should Not Receive “Weaponization” Payments](https://brucecarpenter1.substack.com/p/pardons-are-not-proof-of-innocence) _2026-08-03 · Bruce - Thinking Deeply · Bruce Carpenter - Thinking Deeply_ Clemency Must Not Become a Cash Award ## [Investing and Speculating: Why the Patient Investor Has the Advantage](https://brucecarpenter1.substack.com/p/investing-and-speculating-why-the) _2026-08-03 · Bruce - Thinking Deeply · Bruce Carpenter - Thinking Deeply_ Two Very Different Paths to the Financial Markets ## [The Unfinished American Story – 6](https://brucecarpenter1.substack.com/p/the-unfinished-american-story-6) _2026-07-31 · Bruce - Thinking Deeply · Bruce Carpenter - Thinking Deeply_ Before We Open the Constitution, the First Attempt at Self-Government - The Articles of Confederation. ## [The Unfinished American Story — 5](https://brucecarpenter1.substack.com/p/the-unfinished-american-story-5) _2026-07-30 · Bruce - Thinking Deeply · Bruce Carpenter - Thinking Deeply_ Grievances, Protest, and the Responsibilities of Free Citizens ## [Republicans Must Stop Pretending Donald Trump Is Fit to Govern; He Is Not a Well Man.](https://brucecarpenter1.substack.com/p/republicans-must-stop-pretending) _2026-07-29 · Bruce - Thinking Deeply · Bruce Carpenter - Thinking Deeply_ Republicans need to stop pretending that President Donald Trump’s conduct is normal, reassuring, or compatible with the responsibilities of his office. He is very unwell, and unfit to govern. ## [Stuck at McDonald’s, Trump Discovers There Is No Way to Order a TACO](https://brucecarpenter1.substack.com/p/stuck-at-mcdonalds-trump-discovers) _2026-07-28 · Bruce - Thinking Deeply · Bruce Carpenter - Thinking Deeply_ In Iran, Trump appears to have encountered a crisis that cannot be managed with slogans alone. There is no TACO on the menu at McDonalds for Trump on Iran.