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The Preamble, Sharon McMahon, Elise Labott, Shaka Mitchell, Kathleen Grathwol, Adam Kinzinger, In Pursuit, Casey Burgat, Andrea Jones-Rooy, Amanda E. White, LPCNews, 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.
#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.
Global affairs journalist. I write Cosmopolitics on Substack.
Shaka likes big ideas and small egos. An expert at helping people untie Gordian knots. A lover of Jesus, family, music, and endurance sports.
Former college English professor, last at Howard University, Kathleen Grathwol lives in the DC metro area and now writes full-time. She is working on a memoir based on her experience as a child of losing her 3-year-old brother to a rattlesnake bite.
Dad. Husband. Former GOP congressman. Voted to impeach Trump. Now fighting for our democracy. Lt. Col. Air National Guard (ret). Founder of Country First.
Debriefing the first 250 years of the American experiment to uncover the insight and courage needed for our future.
Associate Professor at George Washington University, author of WE HOLD THESE "TRUTHS", former Congress staffer, eternal optimist, unhealthy sports fan.
Political & data scientist
Licensed therapist bridging the gap between therapy speak and real life. Co-host of Nuance Needed podcast, founder of Therapy for Women Center.
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