The Path to Paralysis: How American Politics Became Nasty, Dysfunctional, and a Threat to the Republic, released in mid-October by Anthem Press, examines the changes in political culture that have moved the United States from The Great Society to the U.S. Capitol Insurrection in less than 60 years. Polarization and toxicity are now common in a country that is 50/50 red/blue, and “compromise” is considered a dirty word.
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Essays on democracy draw attention to critical threats, explore safeguards ahead of Jan. 6
Shortly after Jan. 6, 2021, when a mob stormed the U.S. Capitol building, the University of Notre Dame’s Rooney Center for the Study of American Democracy established the January 6th, 2025, Project, which includes 10 Notre Dame faculty who are preeminent scholars of democracy.
GW Experts Available to Discuss Second Anniversary of the January 6th Insurrection
Today marks two years since a mob burst into the U.S. Capitol in a desperate attempt to overturn the 2020 election and keep former President Donald Trump in power. The attack resulted in nine deaths and hundreds of injuries. According…
Johns Hopkins Experts Available to Discuss Jan. 6 Attack Anniversary
This week marks the two-year anniversary of the attack on the U.S. Capitol building. Johns Hopkins University experts are available to discuss the long-term implications of the attack, particularly on democracy. Available experts include: Benjamin Ginsberg, David Bernstein Professor of…
American University Experts Share Insights on 2nd Anniversary of January 6th Insurrection
What: As we reach the 2nd anniversary of the January 6th insurrection, American University has various scholars who are experts in extremism, far-right ideologies, white supremacy, militias and organized political violence. Below please find their insights on last year and…
GW Experts Available to Discuss Final Jan. 6 Committee Meeting and Report
The U.S. House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol will convene for the final time today. The committee is expected to make criminal and civil referrals implicating key players in the attempt to…
GW Law Expert Available to Comment on Steve Bannon’s Contempt Trial
WASHINGTON (July 18, 2022)— Jury selection begins Monday for the trial of Steve Bannon, who is facing two counts of contempt of Congress after he failed to appear for a deposition before the Jan. 6 select committee or provide requested…
GW Law Expert Available to Comment Pat Cipollone Testifying to House Jan. 6 Committee
WASHINGTON (July 6, 2022)— Former White House counsel Pat Cipollone will testify Friday morning to the House Select Committee investigating the events of Jan. 6. The committee issued the subpoena last week after testimony from former aide to White House…
Scholars: Insurrection hearings supply epic storytelling, no clear ending
The Jan. 6 hearings investigating the facts and causes of the domestic terrorism attack on the U.S. Capitol are a colossal storytelling feat with a myriad of possible outcomes, according to communications and constitutional law specialists at the University of Miami.
Jan. 6 hearings: What’s missing are key White House witnesses
The House Committee charged with investigating the January 6 insurrection at the Capitol is set to hold the first of several hearings on Thursday, hearings that will present evidence and propose reforms designed to strengthen the U.S. democracy. Doug Kriner…
Virginia Tech experts: Jan. 6 hearings will continue with substance and stunts
Substantive or stunt? Productive or pandering? Two Virginia Tech experts say the proceedings this month of the House committee investigating the January 2021 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol are shaping up to include moments of import as well as moments…
George Washington University faculty experts are available to provide insight, context, and commentary before and after the Jan. 6 Committee hearings. To schedule an interview with a GW expert, contact GW Media Relations at [email protected].
To schedule an interview with a GW expert, contact GW Media Relations at [email protected]. Lara Brown, director of the GW Graduate School of Political Management, is an expert on the presidency. She can discuss the implications of the Trump White…