The insurgents echoed Trump’s and other Republicans’ delusional claims of a stolen election as they ransacked the offices, halls and chambers of the people’s branch of the federal government. The solution, they suggest, is to elect more Republicans who will shrink the government and enact free-market solutions. But the groundwork for their coup attempt has been laid for decades by the Republican Party’s dangerous tactics. Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading...Shira Lurie is the University College Fellow in Early American History at the University of Toronto. Follow her on Twitter: is the University College Fellow in Early American History at the University of Toronto.

Source: thestar January 07, 2021 17:02 UTC