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Faith in numbers: Trump held steady among believers at the ballot – it was the nonreligious vote he lost in 2020
Trump’s acquittal is a sign of ‘constitutional rot’ – partisanship overriding principles
John E. Finn, Wesleyan University The Senate’s decision to acquit former President Donald Trump in his second impeachment trial may have been a victory for Trump, but it is a clear sign that democracy in the U.S. is in poor health. As a constitutional scholar, I believe the United States – the world’s first constitutional democracy – is in a state of what I call “constitutional rot.” In a constitutional democracy, the majority’s authority to govern is limited by the
Was it a coup? No, but siege on US Capitol was the election violence of a fragile democracy
Clayton Besaw, University of Central Florida and Matthew Frank, University of Denver Did the United States just have a coup attempt? Supporters of President Donald Trump, following his encouragement, stormed the U.S. Capitol building on Jan. 6, disrupting the certification
‘Once you engage in political violence, it becomes easier to do it again’ – an expert on political violence reflects on events at the Capitol
Naomi Schalit, The Conversation Editor’s note: Ore Koren is a scholar of civil conflict and political violence. Before the November 2020 election, he wrote a story for The Conversation about the likelihood of election-related violence in the U.S. So we
US Capitol protesters, egged on by Trump, are part of a long history of white supremacists hearing politicians’ words as encouragement
Shannon M. Smith, College of Saint Benedict & Saint John’s University “President Trump and his Republican enablers in Congress incited a violent attack Wednesday against the government they lead,” The New York Times’ editorial board wrote on Jan. 6, summing
The uncomfortable questions facing Capitol Police over the security breach by MAGA mob
Tom Nolan, Emmanuel College When die-hard Trump supporters are able to storm the U.S. Capitol and forcefully occupy offices in the House and the Senate, questions over security are going to be asked. I am an academic criminologist who in