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The Capitol Riot Wasn’t a Coup. It Wasn't Even Close.

The Capitol Riot Wasn’t a Coup. It Wasn't Even Close.

By Ryan McMaken

On Wednesday, a mob apparently composed of Trump supporters forced its way past US Capitol security guards and briefly moved unrestrained through much of the Capitol building. They displayed virtually no organization and no clear goals.

The only deaths were on the side of the mob, with one woman—apparently unarmed—shot dead by panicky and trigger-happy Capitol police, with three others suffering nonspecific “medical emergencies.”

Yet, the media response has been to act as if the event constituted a coup d’etat. This was “A Very American Coup” according to a headline at the New Republic. “This Is a Coup” insists a writer at Foreign Policy. The Atlantic presented photos purported to be “Scenes from an American Coup.”

Facebook Antitrust Case: A Principled Opposition

Facebook Antitrust Case: A Principled Opposition

By Tristen Fleig

Nearing the end of this tumultuous year, The New York Times reports a series of antitrust lawsuits against the big social media company Facebook:

When the Federal Trade Commission and more than 40 states sued Facebook on Wednesday for illegally killing competition and demanded that the company be split apart, lawmakers and public interest groups applauded.