You Have an Obligation to Pick Up Your Torch

North Carolina’s Kate Barr gave me the perfect metaphor for what we are all doing in this perilous moment.... From Politics Chat, February 17, 2026 We’re live here on YouTube and Facebook every Tuesday and Thursday at 6 pm Maine time (3 pm PT). The live streamed version is available here: https://www.youtube.com/live/y26XxXhTIQg?si=xXOuQ8OnnrzoMxL3 Get full, free access to Letters from an American here: https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/subscribe You can also find me: Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/hcrichardson.bsky.social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heathercoxrichardson/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/heathercoxrichardson/ Resources: https://americanpromise.net/ https://redwine.blue/ https://cc4democracy.com/ https://liberalrocks.com/ https://www.commoncause.org/take-action/ https://www.congress.gov/members/find-your-member © 2026 Heather Cox Richardson. All Rights Reserved. All content in this video is protected by copyright. Reproduction, distribution, or re-uploading, in whole or in part, without prior written consent is prohibited.