Despite the attempted coup and insurrection, Kevin Kosar and Elayne Allen of the American Enterprise Institute show that democratic norms can be upheld based upon member-level and party calculations and are not entirely dependent on moralistic actors behaving against their self-interest.

Karen Kedrowski (Iowa State) explores the role of gender in the Capitol riots & argues that those participating in the riots performed a type of toxic masculinity.  

Lauren Cohen Bell and Alisa J. Rosenthal (Randolph-Macon College) show that by prioritizing public displays of security over public access over an extended period of time, Congress inadvertently contributed to alienating Americans from government. 

Kevin G. Lorentz II (Saginaw Valley State University) & Kimberly Saks McManaway (University of Michigan-Flint) outline a theory of how democratic isolation was exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, exploited by populist politicians, & ultimately led to the January6 insurrection.

Andrea Hatcher (Sewanee: The University of the South) analyzes the religious imagery & narratives used by participants & leaders during the #January6 insurrection & afterwards.

Kevin R. Meyer, Nathan J. Carpenter, and Stephen K. Hunt (Illinois State University) argue civic engagement education must focus on antiracism, anti-extremism, and digital literacy in the wake of the attack on the Capitol on January 6, 2021. 

Ken Moffett (Southern Illinois University Edwardsville) reviews I Alone Can Fix It: Donald J. Trump’s Catastrophic Final Year, by Carol Leonnig and Philip Rucker. 

Carah Ong Whaley, Leia Surovell, Sarah Akers and Ryan Ritter (James Madison University) compiled a comprehensive timeline leading up to and after the January 6, 2021 insurrection that includes primary and secondary sources in order to better understand the consequences and the threats posed to American democracy.

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