Civics 101 host Hannah McCarthy welcomed Harvard historian and author Jill Lepore during a recent Writers on a New England Stage event to discuss her book "These Truths: A History of the United States."
The book confronts a vital question: Has the nation, and democracy itself, delivered on the fundamental promises of political equality, natural rights, and popular sovereignty? And how can a fearless dedication to truth, facts, and evidence sustain the American experiment through periods of deep division?
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This event was recorded live at The Music Hall in Portsmouth on June 14, 2026.
Writers on a New England Stage is a partnership between NHPR and The Music Hall in Portsmouth. Half lecture, half intimate conversation, Writers on a New England Stage brings world-class authors to New Hampshire to read from their latest works and talk about themselves, their creative process and their stories.
