Letters from an American Optimist

By Chuck Bennett

All people are equal and all of us have the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

How hard is that? Pretty danged hard, as it turns out. It's not clear America is up to the task, but ... more

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Letters from an American Optimist episodes:

March 12, 2025 Comrade Rush
As billionaires try to take us back to the Gilded Age, I goback to the man who started it all. Rush Limbaugh made hating liberals popularand began convincing working people that rich folks have our best interests atheart. Since American History teaches us that the Gilded Age didn't turn out sowell and that common sense teaches us that rich people don't usually give twofigs about working people... I realized that Rush was playing the long game. Hewas NOT the man we thought he was!
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15min
January 20, 2025 Has History Stopped?
Today, Donald Trump will lay his hand on the Bible and swear to protect and defend the Constitution... an oath he broke the first time around. Many Americans understand that this is a dark day in our history. Just as many Americans disagree. Some of these are true believers who are lost inside their silos of hate, fear and misinformation. But most Trump voters... they don't think there is anything to worry about. Things will just go along... just as they have their entire lives.
Maybe I am wrong and they are right.
So I have written a letter to Abraham Lincoln and asked him the question, "Has history stopped?"
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20min
November 26, 2024 Christians Still
Evangelical Christians have been essential to Trump's rise
to power. They may not be ready to hear this letter, but when they are, it will
be here, ready for them. It is the sermon their pastors have failed to give
them.
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17min
November 23, 2024 Two Paths
Trump's administration will take one of two paths... the first will be disastrous, the second will be worse. Thinking about what to expect helps us understand how to prepare.
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13min
November 23, 2024 Our Moment
Trump's reelection is a defeat for America. We may be on the edge of disaster, but the future is only hopeless if we give up hope. What greatness America has achieved is because previous generations of Americans stepped up when it was their moment.
This moment is ours.
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14min
November 23, 2024 Introduction
Meet your host, Chuck Bennett, as he describes the purpose for Letters from an American Optimist.
SPOILER ALERT: He thinks the far right has declared war against American ideals... but he believes it is a fight we can win.
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6min

FAQs about Letters from an American Optimist:

How many episodes does Letters from an American Optimist have?

The podcast currently has 6 episodes available.