Reflecting on January 6: A Lesson from History

This Saturday, we recognize the third anniversary of January 6: the greatest threat to American democracy since the Civil War. Just two weeks prior, though, our nation marked another occasion: the 240th anniversary of George Washington resigning his military commission. While it might seem inconsequential today, it may have been the greatest act in American history. […]

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