"Trump will get his comeuppance": Rep. Jamie Raskin promises consequences for Jan. 6

Maryland Democrat on his bestselling book, his unbearable personal loss and bringing Donald Trump to justice Your daily update from [Salon](~/AASU4wA~/RgRj7MlSP0QWaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tL1cDc3BjQgpiBVNECmJemILpUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~). "Trump will get his comeuppance": Rep. Jamie Raskin promises consequences for Jan. 6 Rep. Jamie Raskin, a Maryland Democrat, opens his bestselling new book, "Unthinkable: Trauma, Truth, and the Trials of American Democracy" by sharing "two impossible traumas" he suffered in the same week: "the shattering death by suicide" of his 25-year-old son, and the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. As Raskin discussed during our recent "Salon Talks" conversation, these two losses obviously are not equivalent — but in linking them on some level, Raskin is also sharing his deep love for America. I have interviewed Raskin many times for my SiriusXM radio show, and he has always been a thoughtful, measured person when it comes to talking politics of the day. The fact that he's a former constitutional law professor likely contributes to that professorial nature. That's also why we should all take heed of his words when he states point blank that today's Republican Party has launched a "fascist attack against the constitutional order." In his book, Raskin writes that the GOP is now "the party of Trump, authoritarianism, corruption, and insurrection." [Read more from Dean Obeidallah](~/AASU4wA~/RgRj7MlSP0RxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDIvMTMvdHJ1bXAtd2lsbC1nZXQtaGlzLWNvbWV1cHBhbmNlLXJlcC1qYW1pZS1yYXNraW4tcHJvbWlzZXMtY29uc2VxdWVuY2VzLWZvci1qYW4tNi9XA3NwY0IKYgVTRApiXpiC6VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) (Photo by Andrew Harnik-Pool/Getty Images) Diddling while Rome burns: How sex party purveyors survived the pandemic Rest in peace, vanilla sex. It was a casualty of the COVID-19 pandemic, at least in the hearts and minds of many Americans. Mind you, sex itself seems to be alive and well. Indeed, according to an early release of data from a survey conducted by psychologist Justin Lehmiller of the University of Indiana's Kinsey Institute and presented in late 2021 at the National Sexual Health Conference, the average American wants oodles of sex, and now they want the kind that pushes them out of their comfort zones. In the survey, over half (51%) of respondents said their erotic interests have become "experimental." More than a third (37%) are newly interested in kink. Almost a quarter (22%) want additional partners. [Read more from Rebecca Coffey](~/AASU4wA~/RgRj7MlSP0Q1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDIvMTMvZGlkZGxpbmctd2hpbGUtcm9tZS9XA3NwY0IKYgVTRApiXpiC6VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) - ‘"[Bel-Air" may not be fresh, but it has enough going for it to merit an initial investment](~/AASU4wA~/RgRj7MlSP0Q4aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDIvMTMvYmVsLWFpci1yZXZpZXctcGVhY29jay9XA3NwY0IKYgVTRApiXpiC6VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo).” Will Smith executive produces a dramatic take on the sitcom that made him famous, inspired by a fan's viral video. - “[Rudy Giuliani may be testifying before the Jan. 6 Committee](~/AASU4wA~/RgRj7MlSP0RcaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDIvMTMvcnVkeS1naXVsaWFuaS1tYXktYmUtdGVzdGlmeWluZy1iZWZvcmUtdGhlLWphbi02LWNvbW1pdHRlZS9XA3NwY0IKYgVTRApiXpiC6VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo).” A subpoena was issued to Giuliani last month. - “[Do "attachment styles" really matter in relationships](~/AASU4wA~/RgRj7MlSP0RVaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDIvMTMvZG8tYXR0YWNobWVudC1zdHlsZXMtcmVhbGx5LW1hdHRlci1pbi1yZWxhdGlvbnNoaXBzL1cDc3BjQgpiBVNECmJemILpUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~)?” Like love languages and zodiac signs, attachment style is the new pop psychology fad for determining compatibility - “[DNA used to solve 58 year old cold case of a 9-year-old girl](~/AASU4wA~/RgRj7MlSP0RfaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDIvMTMvZG5hLXVzZWQtdG8tc29sdmVkLTU4LXllYXItb2xkLWNvbGQtY2FzZS1vZi1hLTkteWVhci1vbGQtZ2lybC9XA3NwY0IKYgVTRApiXpiC6VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo).” Marise Chiverella's body was found in a hole in Hazleton, Pennsylvania 58 years ago. - “[The making of Eagly, the "Peacemaker" scene-stealing, butt-kicking eagle whose hugs are miracles](~/AASU4wA~/RgRj7MlSP0RGaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDIvMTMvZWFnbHktcGVhY2VtYWtlci1ndW5uLWJha2VyLXBhdGVyc29uL1cDc3BjQgpiBVNECmJemILpUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~).” James Gunn, VFX Supervisor Betsy Paterson and voice actor Dee Bradley Baker spoke to Salon about our feathered hero. - “[Decoding brain diseases, molecule by molecule](~/AASU4wA~/RgRj7MlSP0RWaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDIvMTMvZGVjb2RpbmctYnJhaW4tZGlzZWFzZXMtbW9sZWN1bGUtYnktbW9sZWN1bGVfcGFydG5lci9XA3NwY0IKYgVTRApiXpiC6VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo).” In “A Molecule Away from Madness,” Sara Manning Peskin explores the mysteries of neurological diseases. - “[Why is Joe Burrow so great? Because he’s from Appalachia](~/AASU4wA~/RgRj7MlSP0RLaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDIvMTMvam9lLWJ1cnJvdy1iZW5nYWxzLW9oaW8tYXBwYWxhY2hpYS1naXZpbmcvVwNzcGNCCmIFU0QKYl6YgulSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~).” My son was born in the same rural county that gave rise to Burrow, where giving back is a way of life. Not a subscriber yet? [Sign up](~/AASU4wA~/RgRj7MlSP0RVaHR0cHM6Ly9zYWxvbi51czgubGlzdC1tYW5hZ2UuY29tL3N1YnNjcmliZT91PTcxY2IzZThhNmU5NjM5YzgxMDIzY2Q0MjcmaWQ9NWRlZGEyYWFhN1cDc3BjQgpiBVNECmJemILpUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) to receive Crash Course. In an age of fascist counterrevolution, our biggest problem may be the death of ethics The brutalizing horrors of a fascist past are with us once again. This is most evident in the growing support for bigotry and white nationalism among Republicans and their base, buttressed by the increased presence of armed militia and an increasingly well-armed populace. Within the current abysmal historical moment, a mix of aggrieved agency, a tsunami of conspiracy theories and an expanding culture of lies fuel a massive political effort to legitimate and normalize white minority rule. Underlying this authoritarian political project is a massive ideological scaffolding reproducing the lethal workings of repressive power and a formative culture solidifying the identities and agents willing to embrace a political landscape of fascist agitation and violence. This is a pedagogical effort to refute elements of the past as a site of injustice, all the while enabling a machinery of exclusion and disposability wedded to the logic of white supremacy and what Kimberly Williams Crenshaw calls "The Unmattering of Black Lives." [Read more from Henry A. Giroux](~/AASU4wA~/RgRj7MlSP0RxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDIvMTMvaW4tYW4tYWdlLW9mLWZhc2Npc3QtY291bnRlcnJldm9sdXRpb24tb3VyLWJpZ2dlc3QtcHJvYmxlbS1tYXktYmUtdGhlLW9mLWV0aGljcy9XA3NwY0IKYgVTRApiXpiC6VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) (John Rudoff/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) - ‘‘[Nope’ Trailer: Daniel Kaluuya and Keke Palmer Have a Close Encounter in Jordan Peele’s New Thriller](~/AASU4wA~/RgRj7MlSP0SoaHR0cHM6Ly92YXJpZXR5LmNvbS8yMDIyL2ZpbG0vbmV3cy9ub3BlLXRyYWlsZXItam9yZGFuLXBlZWxlLWRhbmllbC1rYWx1dXlhLWtla2UtcGFsbWVyLTEyMzUxNzE5MDIvP2ZiY2xpZD1Jd0FSMXVtLV8yaWJHU09YYkUtbC0yOHlac2ZhV3V6T3pweEZOVTczblpHOWlBV1F4UG5nelltWEJ5T0ZVVwNzcGNCCmIFU0QKYl6YgulSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~),” Variety - “[USA’s Erin Jackson becomes first Black woman to win individual Winter Olympic gold](~/AASU4wA~/RgRj7MlSP0RzaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudGhlZ3VhcmRpYW4uY29tL3Nwb3J0LzIwMjIvZmViLzEzL3VzYXMtZXJpbi1qYWNrc29uLXNwZWVkc2thdGluZy01MDBtLWdvbGQtd2ludGVyLW9seW1waWNzLTIwMjItYmVpamluZ1cDc3BjQgpiBVNECmJemILpUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~),” The Guardian - “[Federal judge reverses Trump era wildlife decision, restoring protections for the gray wolf](~/AASU4wA~/RgRj7MlSP0RQaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuY25uLmNvbS8yMDIyLzAyLzEyL3VzL2dyYXktd29sdmVzLWVuZGFuZ2VyZWQtc3BlY2llcy1saXN0L2luZGV4Lmh0bWxXA3NwY0IKYgVTRApiXpiC6VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo),” CNN How to write about murder for teens, as an adult: Consider Piggy in "Lord of the Flies" Answer #1: I have no idea. Answer #2: In which I divert from talking about my book, "Cold," for a moment, to talk about a book I had to read in high school. Spoilers ahead. A few things about my book (nothing major). Mostly the spoilers are about a book you probably also read in high school. The first book to hit me like a bolt of lightning was William Golding's "Lord of the Flies," which was assigned in my Grade 10 English class. I hated and was obsessed with this book. I hated the spiked pig head on the cover. I loathed the very idea of being trapped on an island with my fellow private school students. (Yes, like the boys in this book, I also went to a private school — in my case, an all-girls school in Canada.) [Read more from Mariko Tamaki](~/AASU4wA~/RgRj7MlSP0RuaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDIvMTIvaG93LXRvLXdyaXRlLWFib3V0LWZvci10ZWVucy1hcy1hbi1hZHVsdC1jb25zaWRlci1waWdneS1pbi1sb3JkLW9mLXRoZS1mbGllcy9XA3NwY0IKYgVTRApiXpiC6VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) (Getty Images/Eric Vega). Have a tip for Salon? Feedback on this newsletter? [Let us know](mailto:brett.bachman@salon.com). Our mailing address: 1000 N. West Street, Suite 1200 Wilmington, 19801 DE [Unsubscribe from this list](~/AASU4wA~/RgRj7MlSP0RCaHR0cHM6Ly9yZWFkLmxldHRlcmhlYWQuZW1haWwvY3Jhc2gtY291cnNlL3Vuc3Vic2NyaWJlP2lkPUAzNTQzOTUyVwNzcGNCCmIFU0QKYl6YgulSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) Copyright © 2022 Crash Course, All rights reserved. [Made with Letterhead [Letterhead logo]](~/AASU4wA~/RgRj7MlSP0QiaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvbmVwbm83czh5c1cDc3BjQgpiBVNECmJemILpUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~)