Jeffrey C. Isaac is James H. Rudy Professor of Political Science at Indiana University, Bloomington. His books include: 'Democracy in Dark Times'(1998); 'The Poverty of Progressivism: The Future of American Democracy in a Time of Liberal Decline' (2003), and 'Arendt, Camus, and Modern Rebellion' (1994).
“how vulnerable is the whole texture of facts in which we spend our daily life; it is always in danger of being perforated by single lies or torn to shreds by the organized lying of groups, nations, or classes, or denied and distorted, often carefully covered up by reams of falsehoods or simply allowed to fall into oblivion.”—Hannah Arendt, “Lying in Politics” .Readers of this piece might remember 2020 as a time of widespread vulnerability and anxiety. Confusion, even.
As one of the Justice Department attorneys who prosecuted the insurrectionists has noted, “The effect—and I believe purpose—of these pardons is to encourage vigilantes and militias loyal to the president, but unaccountable to the government.”Meanwhile, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson has announced the creation of a new House subcommittee to investigate January 6, 2021.
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