Violence in the Capitol, Dangers in the Aftermath
From the Cold War to the War on Terror: the harms from authoritarian "solutions" are often greater than the threats they are ostensibly designed to combat.
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In the days and weeks after the 9/11 attack, Americans were largely united in emotional horror at what had been done to their country as well as in their wil…