Category Archives: Democracy and Rights

What Went Wrong at the Capitol — Three Years Out

Posted on January 12, 2024 by Doug Bennett

I’ve written before about an answered question about what went wrong at the Capitol on january 6, 2021: how could the police and the military have been so unprepared. You can see earlier things I’ve written here, here, here, and here and here. Now … Continue reading →

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Learning About the Abenaki

Posted on January 3, 2024 by Doug Bennett

Two years ago, I gave a message at Durham Friends Meeting (NEYM) titled We Worship on Land That Is a Homeland for the Wabanaki. It recognized that our gathering for worship takes place on land that was once home to a … Continue reading →

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The Insurrection Continues

Posted on February 8, 2023 by Doug Bennett

Written and sent to the Brunswick Times Record, January 29, 2023. Not published. Remember this.  On January 6, 2021, an armed mob tried to take control of the Congress of the United States in order to force the members of … Continue reading →

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What Went Wrong at the Capitol — Two Years Out

Posted on February 2, 2023 by Doug Bennett

Addendum below, February 6, 2023 and February 7, 2023 I’ve written several times before raising questions about the massive intelligence failure leading up to the January 6, 2021 mob assault on the U.S. Capitol. You can see these posts here, … Continue reading →

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The Constitutional Amendment(s) We Need

Posted on May 16, 2022 by Doug Bennett

George Will has an opinion piece in today’s Washington Post titled “Amend the Constitution to bar senators from the presidency” He argues that the Senate has become a place that is “increasingly a theater of performative behaviors.” His prime example: … Continue reading →

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