How To Defuse Politics (Before It Turns Violent)
We all hoped 2021 would somehow turn a corner on the insanity of 2020, but recent events at the US Capitol have proved otherwise. The unprecedented storming of the Capitol building by US citizens—by hardcore Trump supporters—has shocked not just America, but the world. US society was already a powder keg. The powder keg was ready to go off, even as Trump lit the fuse. How did this assault on democracy take place in one of the foremost democracies in human history? We expect such events in failed states, not in stable republics. Much of the blame is rightly pointed...