Capitol Insurrection
Why National Security Isn’t Getting Respect
The story of the government documents that Donald Trump stashed at Mar-a-Lago continues to become increasingly alarming regarding the nature of the material and the difficulties in identifying the full...
Judge Strips County Official of Position for January 6 Involvement
A New Mexico judge on Tuesday removed January 6 rioter and Cowboys for Trump founder Couy Griffin from his elected position as county commissioner, becoming the first public official to...
Is America Losing Its Grip on the Rule of Law?
The nation already had ample indications, before this past week, that American democracy is in danger. Donald Trump and his followers tried to overturn one presidential election and have not...
January 6 Committee Says Pro-Trump Figure Invoked Bloody ‘Game of Thrones’ Scene
During the latest hearings Tuesday of the January 6 committee hearings, there was an unlikely reference to Game of Thrones. The Tuesday hearing focused on the committee’s effort to tie...
How Mass Delusion Affects Foreign Policy
The House of Representatives’ January 6 investigating committee is conveying a cogent and important message, but columnist David Brooks, in criticizing the committee’s focus, has a valid point. The “core...
Capitol Police Officer Recounts ‘War Scene’ During January 6th Hearings
U.S. Capitol police officer Caroline Edwards testified Thursday night during the first public hearing of the House committee probing the January 6 attack on Congress. “When I fell behind that...
Cryptocurrency Is a Cash Cow for Far-Right Extremists
Canada’s Freedom Convoy protesters are increasingly turning to cryptocurrency donations for support after crowdfunding site GoFundMe seized millions of dollars that the convoy had raised on the platform. This shift...
Could Accused January 6 Seditionists Lose Their Social Security Benefits?
The insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, has led to criminal charges for more than seven hundred and fifty people. The charges have been for a wide variety...
Trump Tells Aides: Ignore January 6 Subpoenas
The House committee created to investigate the January 6 attack has issued a subpoena for four of President Donald Trump’s former aides: social media manager Dan Scavino, Defense Department official...
House Committee Investigating Capitol Insurrection Has a Lot of Power, but It’s Unclear it Can Force Trump to Testify
In the intensely partisan atmosphere surrounding the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, will the committee be able to get the information it needs? The American...
Liz Cheney Is Right: U.S. Politics Is Being Dangerously Whitewashed
Representative Liz Cheney (R-WY) has vowed to continue her challenge to the “big lie,” but her unequivocal statement that “we can’t whitewash what happened on January 6” is up against the...
QAnon and Mental Illness: Is There a Link?
QAnon is often viewed as a group associated with conspiracy, terrorism and radical action, such as the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection. But radical extremism and terror may not be the real concern from this group. QAnon followers, who...