The Preamble
The Preamble, Elise Labott, Damakant Jayshi, Lauren Pinkston, Casey Burgat, Amanda E. White, LPC, Sharon McMahon, Danté Stewart, Rebecca Nagle, Andrew Kordik, Greg FultonNews, politics, and history from #1 NYT-bestselling author Sharon McMahon. Breaking down government and law in straightforward ways you won’t find anywhere else. If you want clarity and context — delivered with sanity and reason — The Preamble is for you.
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Understanding is an act of hope. The Preamble is a reader-supported weekly magazine delivering just that through the lens of history and politics. Founded by Sharon McMahon, America’s government teacher.
Global affairs journalist. I write Cosmopolitics on Substack.
Senior writer, The Preamble
2026 Candidate for TN Governor
Associate Professor at George Washington University, author of WE HOLD THESE "TRUTHS", former Congress staffer, eternal optimist, unhealthy sports fan.
Licensed therapist bridging the gap between therapy speak and real life. Co-host of Nuance Needed podcast, founder of Therapy for Women Center.
#1 New York Times bestselling author of The Small and the Mighty and founder of The Preamble, a weekly magazine about politics and history — for people who want to understand what’s happening without losing heart.
Writer. Minister. Poet. Author of Shoutin In The Fire: An American Epistle.
Cherokee writer and journalist, Host of FIRST AMERICA--the true story of how our country came to be. Listen now wherever you get podcasts! firstamerica.info 2 Spirit. She/her. Tahlequah, OK.
Educator, writer, and recipient of the Above & Beyond Outstanding Teacher of America award. Views shared here are unrelated to my employer or my work as a teacher.
Former TIME bureau chief, editorial director, Atlanta Business Magazine, editor and reporter at daily and weekly newspapers and writer for Salon. @julianahatfield fan.
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