by jpitney | Jan 17, 2021 | Congress, Crime, Journalism
The New Yorker has previously-unpublished video of the sacking of the Capitol. It is especially disturbing to anyone who has worked on the Hill. The terrorists rifle through documents and papers — a potential threat to national security. At about eleven minutes...
by jpitney | Jan 16, 2021 | Civility, Congress
Jonathan Bydlak of the R Street Institute: The violence at the Capitol last Wednesday was appalling to all of us who value civil discourse and respect institutions and procedural norms. We share in the anger and frustration felt by so many in our society. It is...
by jpitney | Jan 8, 2021 | Congress, Crime, Police
Marc Santora, Megan Specia and Mike Baker at NYT: A United States Capitol Police officer died on Thursday night from injuries sustained “while physically engaging” with pro-Trump rioters who descended on the U.S. Capitol the day before, the fifth fatality linked to...
by jpitney | Jan 7, 2021 | Congress, Crime, Presidency
From Senator Mitt Romney: We gather today due to a selfish man’s injured pride and the outrage of his supporters whom he has deliberately misinformed for the past two months and stirred to action this very morning. What happened here today was an insurrection, incited...
by jpitney | Jan 7, 2021 | Journalism
In response to events today in Washington D.C., the Committee to Protect Journalists issued the following statement: “We are gravely concerned by today’s attack on American institutions, including the Capitol building in Washington, D.C., where journalists as well as...
