The Inescapable Conclusion From the January 6 Hearings Russell Berman, The Atlantic
In Harvard study of Jan. 6 rioters, top motivation is clear: Trump Ben Collins, Ryan J. Reilly, and Jacob Ward, NBC News
Trump’s choices escalated tensions and set US on path to Jan. 6, panel finds Rosalind S. Helderman, Washington Post
Trump Tried to Steal an Election. Will the Media Still Care in 2024? Alex Shephard, New Republic
How ‘Stop the Steal’ Captured the American Right Charles Homans, New York Times Magazine
Your “We Are Headed Toward a Civil War” Friend Has a Point Will Van Sant, Slate
The extremist watchers: How a network of researchers is searching for the next hate-fueled attack Will Carless, Phys.org
10 years after the Aurora theater shooting, how does Colorado remember? John Ingold, Colorado Sun
As Buffalo Supermarket Reopens, Memories of Massacre Haunt Workers Troy Closson, New York Times
New York Passed a Law Defining No-Guns Zones. Where Exactly? That’s Complicated. Greg B. Smith, The City
Critics say New York’s new gun law will fuel mass incarceration Peter Sterne, City & State New York
Long Sentences by the Numbers Council on Criminal Justice
Over Half of State Prisoners Serve Sentences of 10+ Years James Van Bramer, The Crime Report
What is life in Russian prison like for Brittney Griner? Writing letters, reading Dostoevsky Chris Bumbaca, USA Today
Finding Freedom Through the Power of the Page Abbey Dwight, Provincetown Independent
How Professor Maynard Burned Down Andrew Rice, New York Magazine