Let’s Not Lose Sight of the Revolution that Is by Focusing on the Coup that Wasn’t
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5 min readJan 19, 2021
When it comes to democracy in America, it may be fair to invoke Charles Dickens’ opening phrase of his novel A Tale of Two Cities to characterize this moment: “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times . . . “
Most recently, since the January 6 violent storming of the Capitol, media coverage has focused obsessively…
