"Anthology of diverse perspectives addressing the conditions that allowed the January 6, 2021, insurrection at the US Capitol and what it means for democracy"--
Content Note
Were the Capitol Rioters Truly Protesting the Results of the Presidential Election? - Some Americans Don't Believe the Election Results - Trump's Claims About the Fraudulent Election Stirred Up His Base - Trump Loyalists Would Not See that Joe Biden's Victory Was Indisputable - Claims of Voter Fraud Have a Long History in America - January 6 Brought Trump to a True Level of Fascism - A Strain of Nihilism Infected Trump and the MAGA Movement - QAnon Arose to Meet Trump's Conspiratorial Needs - Was Donald Trump Responsible for the Capital Riot? - What Trump Said Before the Capitol Riot - Trump's Supporters Undermine His Impeachment Defense - Trump's Own Words and Lack of Action Show Responsibility - Social Media Bears Some of the Blame for the Riot - Ex-Delaware Attorney General Says Trump Is Not Responsible for Capitol Siege - Should Those Who Stormed the Capitol Be Harshly Punished? - The Capitol Riots Provided American with a Teachable Moment - Most Americans Want the Rioters Prosecuted- - The Capitol Was Invaded Because of a Failure to Punish Those Who Had Attacked State Capitols - Congress Must Defend the Constitution - Restraint Must Be Used When Considering Harsh Punishments for the Capitol Rioters - The Capitol Rioters Believe That Trump Owed Them Pardons - Why Should the Rioters Be Punished and Not Their Enablers? - Did The Riot Endanger Democracy? - Was the Capitol Riot a Coup Attempt? - Most Voters Say the Capitol Riot Threatened Democracy - Young People Worry About the Future of American in the Wake of the Capitol Riot - World Leaders Were Appalled by the Storming of the US Capitol - American Democracy Has Once Again Survived - We Need to Address the Insurrection's Root Causes - Despite the Flagrant Assault on the Capitol, the Pillars of Democracy Are Holding.