Ashique KhudaBukhsh, Carnegie Mellon University; Mark Kamlet, Carnegie Mellon University, and Tom Mitchell, Carnegie Mellon University In the days following the attack on the Capitol, The New York Times, in its print…
Anthony Fargo, Indiana University The images from the Jan. 6 siege on the United States Capitol will likely be seared into the memories of many Americans. Photographs and video published in print,…
Mia Bloom, Georgia State University Some Republican congressional leaders, including U.S. Reps. Matt Gaetz, Mo Brooks and Paul Gosar, along with Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, joined President Trump in trying to…
Jeff Inglis, The Conversation In the wake of the insurrection on Jan. 6, the U.S. is bracing for the possibility of additional violent demonstrations and potential riots at the U.S. Capitol and…
Roger J. Kreuz, University of Memphis and Leah Cathryn Windsor, University of Memphis On Jan. 6, the world witnessed how language can incite violence. One after another, a series of speakers at…
After a violent mob of pro-Trump supporters stormed the US Capitol last Wednesday, the FBI took to Twitter, requesting for any information that could help identify individuals who participated in the riot.…
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.…
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…
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…
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…