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How to get away with torture, insurrection, you name it: The techniques of denial and distraction that politicians use to manage scandal

  • Written by Jared Del Rosso, Associate Professor of Sociology and Criminology, University of Denver
How to get away with torture, insurrection, you name it: The techniques of denial and distraction that politicians use to manage scandalAn image of a mock gallows on the grounds of the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, is shown during a House committee hearing. AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite

The U.S. House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection intends to hold another public hearing, likely the last before it releases its official report. The hearing had been scheduled...

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