by Joshua Ageloff | Feb 16, 2022 | Boston University
The riot of the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021 was an unprecedented event in American history. That afternoon, thousands of supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol building in a violent attempt to prevent the certification by the United...
by Tony Mershon | Feb 14, 2022 | Ohio State University
In the aftermath of the 2020 Presidential election and President Trump’s attempt to subvert its results, there has been an increased focus on the oft overlooked statewide position of secretary of state. During his attempts to subvert the results of the election,...
by Nidhi Shah | Feb 14, 2022 | Ohio State University
Democracy was already backsiding in many countries before the pandemic, and the United States is no exception. However, the pandemic brought forth already existing problems from its polarizing responses to the COVID-19 due to the weakening of the rule of law that has...
by Dylan Page | Feb 14, 2022 | Ohio State University
It has been over a year since this image was burned into the minds of Americans. Many remember the revolting pictures of flames and smoke looming over the Capitol on the evening of January 6th, 2021. Today, we think back as a nation to how we got to that point, and I...
by Sarah Szilagy | Feb 14, 2022 | Ohio State University
The storming of the Capitol and attempted insurrection on Jan. 6, 2021 was perhaps the most immediate and explicit threat to the United States’ democracy in recent history. In its aftermath, key Republicans in Congress joined the troves of politicians denouncing the...
