"History is not just a set of facts and events. It is the study of how and why societies change. Why do people act in certain ways? Are there patterns in human behavior? What makes a society successful? What makes one fail?" #uspol #history #smithsonian https://open.substack.com/pub/heathercoxrichardson/p/july-27-2026?r=191e2&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email