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SOURCE: Saturday Evening Post
1/5/2021
The Dangerous “Patriotism” of the January 6 Insurrection
by Ben Railton
The participants in the attack on the Capitol a year ago reflected a "mythic patriotism" founded on the belief in an authentic, white, Christian nation under attack by enemies dangerous enough to justify any measures in opposition.
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6/6/2021
America's First Peaceful (Just Barely!) Transfer of Power
by Akhil Reed Amar
While the selection of Thomas Jefferson as the third president in 1801 (after an electoral college deadlock) is touted as a crucial peaceful transfer of presidential power from one party to another, the transition was far more fraught with peril than most realize.
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