In November 2021, Arizona representative Paul Gosar was censured and stripped of his committee assignments in the House for posting an anime video that showed him killing New York representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. He did not apologize: Here was Ocasio-Cortez’s response:...
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How members of Congress used violence to silence their political adversaries
Joan E. Greve of The Guardian interviews Yale historian Joanne Freeman about violence in Congress. If any of my U.S. history survey students are reading this post, this is what we talked about in class yesterday. Here is a taste...
Marjorie Taylor Greene and Paul Gosar back-off their Anglo-Saxon caucus proposal
On Saturday we called your attention to Marjorie Taylor Greene’s and Paul Gosar’s Anglo-Saxon caucus in the House of Representatives. It now appears that they have backed-off. Here is Allan Smith at NBC News: Two far-right House Republicans linked to a...
The Anglo-Saxon caucus?
Yup. It looks like this might be a thing. Anglo-Saxonism is back. Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) and Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) are starting the “America First Caucus.” On election fraud: Recent election results demonstrate a compromised integrity of our elections...