Editor’s note: In this special edition of the Brief, scholars reflect on the violence that occurred at the U.S. Capitol a year ago and assess dangers to American democracy today. Join us for a webinar at 10:00 AM ESTas experts and journalists discuss the impact of the insurrection on its one-year anniversary.
With violent and hateful rhetoric more normalized in the public sphere, how worried should Americans be about right-wing extremism? Daniel Byman describes the complicated nature of the threat and what can be done to minimize it.
The threat to the American republic did not end with the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol—it was emboldened by it. Brookings scholars discuss what has happened in the aftermath of the attack, how Americans feel about the insurrection, the future of the democratic experiment, and more.
“The fate of democracy and that of the private sector are inextricably linked, and private sector leaders have reasons of self-interest as well as principle to do what they can to strengthen democracy.” In their new report, William Galston and Elaine Kamarck explain the economic consequences of a fraying U.S. democracy.
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