by jpitney | Aug 20, 2021 | Civic Education, civic virtue, Democracy, Insurrection
At USA Today, Tom Nichols writes about his new book, Our Own Worst Enemy. [Our] democracy now practically must run on autopilot independently of a public that is happily and willfully ignorant of the issues and wants nothing to do with the dreary business of...
by jpitney | Jul 31, 2021 | Congress, House of Representatives, Insurrection
Annie Grayer at CNN: Earlier this week, a routine Rules Committee meeting turned into a viral back-and-forth over how members talk about the January 6 insurrection. Chairman of the Committee on Rules Jim McGovern, a Massachusetts Democrat, pleaded for members to stick...
by jpitney | Jul 28, 2021 | Congress, House of Representatives, Insurrection
Text of the Statement: Thank you very much, Chairman Thompson. Thank you to all of my colleagues on this committee, and thank you to each of the witnesses appearing before us today. It is because of you — you held the line, you defended all of us, you defended the...
by jpitney | Jul 15, 2021 | Congress, Crime, Insurrection
From GWU: Today’s Numbers The number of federal cases against individuals involved in the Capitol Hill Siege stands at 537. According to our latest analysis of the cases: The average age of individuals was 39-years-old. Individuals came from 43 states and the...
by jpitney | Jul 11, 2021 | Insurrection
From the US Department of Justice: Tuesday, July 6th, marks six months since the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol that disrupted a Joint Session of the U.S. Congress in the process of affirming the presidential election results. As estimated by the Architect of...
