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  • Andrew Gawthorpe

    I'm a historian and columnist whose Substack is called America Explained. It's about American history, politics and foreign policy - all tied together.

  • Catherine Wood

    Catherine is a PhD candidate at Leiden University, writing her dissertation on Volunteers in Service to America and the Peace Corps in areas of U.S. empire. Her other interests include transatlantic relations, urbanism, and AI ethics.

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