January 6

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• SOURCE: Slate
  1/11/2022
  

  Is the Challenge to Madison Cawthorn's Re-Election Eligibility For Real?

  The text and historical application of the 14th Amendment means that the courts could bar the North Carolina MAGA Congressman from seeking reelection because of his endorsement of the January 6 attack on the Capitol which sought to overturn Joe Biden's election. 

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• SOURCE: Organization of American Historians
  1/7/2022
  

  The Assault on Democracy from Historical Perspectives: The January 6 Insurrection One Year Later

  George Sanchez moderates a discussion featuring Anthea Hartig, Clarence Lange, Erika Lee and Nancy MacLean on the state of democracy on the anniversary of the capitol riot and attempted coup. 

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• SOURCE: CSPAN
  1/6/2022
  

  Meacham, Goodwin Join Librarian of Congress to Discuss January 6 a Year Later

  Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden moderates a discussion between historians Doris Kearns Goodwin and Jon Meacham, as well as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, to "establish and preserve the narrative of Jan. 6."

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• SOURCE: The Guardian
  1/8/2022
  

  We Must Fight the New Lost Cause Myth Trump has Birthed

  by David Blight

  "Yes, disinformation has to be fought with good information. But it must also be fought with fierce politics, with organization, and if necessary with bodies, non-violently."

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• SOURCE: The Guardian
  1/6/2022
  

  Meacham, Goodwin: Threat to Democracy is Dire

  “We have to retell the story of what happened on January 6, with all of the gaps filled in,” Goodwin said. “And I do believe that a line will be drawn.”

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• SOURCE: New York Times
  1/6/2022
  

  It’s 2086. This Is What American History Could Look Like

  by Jon Grinspan and Peter Manseau

  Think it's ridiculous that the likes of "QAnon Shaman" could be venerated and memorialized in 75 years? Think about Jefferson Davis and Robert E. Lee. The "judgment of history" depends on action today.

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• SOURCE: Globe and Mail
  1/2/2022
  

  Should Canadians be Preparing for the Collapse of U.S. Democracy?

  by Thomas Homer-Dixon

  "The country is becoming increasingly ungovernable, and some experts believe it could descend into civil war. How should Canada prepare?"

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• SOURCE: Saturday Evening Post
  1/5/2021
  

  The Dangerous “Patriotism” of the January 6 Insurrection

  by Ben Railton

  The participants in the attack on the Capitol a year ago reflected a "mythic patriotism" founded on the belief in an authentic, white, Christian nation under attack by enemies dangerous enough to justify any measures in opposition. 

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• SOURCE: The Editorial Board
  1/5/2022
  

  Trumpism is Drawing on Completely Mistaken Understandings of Medieval European History

  "The Bright Ages" co-author Matthew Gabriele discusses the proliferation of medieval imagery in far-right circles and why it gets the history wrong. 

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• SOURCE: Salon
  1/6/2022
  

  How Christian Nationalism Drove Insurrection: A Religious History of Jan. 6

  by Kathryn Joyce

  Religion scholars Anthea Butler and Peter Manseau offer insight into the convergence of nationalism and religious fervor that contributed to the widespread sense on the right that violence was necessary to thwart the great evil of Biden's election. 

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• SOURCE: Vox
  1/6/2022
  

  Why Didn't January 6 Force Moderation on the Republicans?

  "So there was a moment after January 6, where it seemed like the right was ready to disown Trump. They were ready to disown everybody who was involved in January 6. And for all kinds of reasons that was a very brief window that didn’t last."

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• SOURCE: The Hill
  1/6/2022
  

  A Presidential Campaign Pledge Can Right Wrongs of an Infamous Day

  by Nicholas Mosvick and Craig Bruce Smith

  Following the examples of our first two presidents, 2024's candidates must pledge themselves to honor a peaceful transition of power. 

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• 1/6/2021
  

  A Year Later: Our Tattered and Fragile Democracy

  by James D. Zirin

  American political institutions face a crisis: can they defend themselves against a growing movement that will deploy violence to achieve its goals, or will January 6 become the new normal? 

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• SOURCE: The Nation
  1/3/2021
  

  The Uncanny Resemblance of the Beer Hall Putsch and the January 6 Insurrection

  by David E. Gumpert

  Jailing and silencing Hitler after the Beer Hall Putsch in 1923 nearly destroyed the National Socialist movement. Without significant punishment, will the plotters of the January 6 putsch be able to repeat the Nazis' second, successful power grab? 

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• SOURCE: Washington Post
  12/14/2021
  

  D.C. Attorney General to Sue Proud Boys, Oath Keepers for Role in January 6 Assault

  "The lawsuit filed in federal court in Washington, D.C., cites the modern version of an 1871 law known as the Ku Klux Klan Act, which was enacted after the Civil War to safeguard government officials carrying out their duties and protect civil rights."

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• SOURCE: Made By History at the Washington Post
  11/10/2021
  

  Framing Political Violence as Patriotism is Even More Dangerous Than it Sounds

  by Jeremy Best

  The Republican Party has agreed to label the Capitol rioters of January 6 as patriots resisting a dubious (if not stolen) election result. This is a step toward endorsing more political violence and endangering democratic government.

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• SOURCE: Made By History at the Washington Post
  11/1/2021
  

  Right-Wing Ideologues Turn Aggressors Into Victims

  by Waitman Wade Beorn

  "Allowing the right to weave pernicious counternarratives and to create saints from sinners will only embolden future Ashli Babbitts and spawn more violence. "

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• SOURCE: TIME
  11/1/2021
  

  How Historians Helped Convince Big Business Trump Was Dangerous

  Historian Timothy Snyder recounts his role in a November 2020 presentation to business leaders about the authoritarian danger reflected in Trump's lies about the "stolen" election. Did a potential coup fail because CEOs thought it was bad for business? Or is there a change afoot in corporate citizenship?

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• SOURCE: The Atlantic
  10/18/2021
  

  The Lost Cause Resonance of Pledging Allegiance to Flag from January 6 Capitol Attack

  A rally in support of Virginia gubernatorial candidate Glenn Youngkin pledged allegiance to a flag carried at the January 6 seige of the Capitol by Trump supporters. Is the day turning into the Lost Cause of the far right?

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• SOURCE: Washington Post
  9/23/2021
  

  Is the Constitutional Crisis Already Here?

  by Robert Kagan

  "The Framers did not establish safeguards against the possibility that national-party solidarity would transcend state boundaries because they did not imagine such a thing was possible."