His flood-the-zone strategy is overwhelming but his setback on birthright citizenship is a good sign.
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The Sick Man of North America
American far-right terrorism may be on the rise, but its roots go back to Reconstruction.
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Right-Wing Extremism Is Even More Common Than You Think
A scholar who studies white nationalism shares his data and insights on America in the age of January 6 and the Trump indictment.
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Easy on the Doomscrolling: Two Years After January 6, There Are Reasons to Be Hopeful
A firm accounting of what happened and prosecution of the perpetrators are part of the good news.
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Can Garland Keep Donald Trump From Office?
Realistically, there aren’t many ways to bar an ex-president from running for office, but a recent New Mexico case raises the possibility of success.
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The January 6 Committee’s Fatal Connections
Congressional hearings tend to leave sounds and images lingering in the mind. I will never forget the methodical drone of John Dean’s voice explaining that he had told Richard Nixon there was a cancer on his presidency, or the bland sangfroid of Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman correcting Representative Devin Nunes, “Ranking member, it’s ‘Lieutenant Colonel […]
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The Law that Can Bring Down the Capitol Attackers
Rep. Bennie Thompson and the NAACP are using the Ku Klux Klan Act to bring down the January 6 cabal.
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The Method to Trump’s Madness
He’s not all sound and fury. Behind the bluster, he has a considered path to autocracy.
