This week we cover the economic slowdown from tariffs, more accountability for independent agencies in the federal government, and riding the rails with the Department of Transportation. Our interview this week is with Destry Edwards, director of the new documentary on American political history, Dear Mr. President: The Letters of Julia Sand. We’ll talk about the unlikely presidency of Chester A. Arthur, government corruption, civil service reform, and how one ordinary American changed the course of history. 

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