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Up close, Inauguration Day 2021 looked like any other-the chief
justice of the US Supreme Court administering the oath of office to
the new president on the steps of the U.S. Capitol. But pull the
lens back and this was anything but a typical election and
transition of power. In A Return to Normalcy?, Larry Sabato, Kyle
Kondik, and J. Miles Coleman bring together respected journalists,
analysts, and scholars to examine every facet of the stunning 2020
election and its aftermath, and how these events will impact
American politics moving forward. In frank, accessible prose, each
author offers insight that goes beyond the headlines and dives into
the underlying forces and shifts that drove the election from its
earliest developments to its chaotic conclusion. A Return to
Normalcy? will be an indispensable read for political junkies and
all students of American politics.
A bold, thought-provoking pathway to the national solidarity that
could, finally, address the ills of racism in America "Racism is an
existential threat to America," Theodore R. Johnson declares at the
start of his profound and exhilarating book. It is a refutation of
the American Promise enshrined in our Constitution that all men and
women are inherently equal. And yet racism continues to corrode our
society. If we cannot overcome it, Johnson argues, while the United
States will remain as a geopolitical entity, the promise that made
America unique on Earth will have died.When the Stars Begin to Fall
makes a compelling, ambitious case for a pathway to the national
solidarity necessary to mitigate racism. Weaving memories of his
own and his family's multi-generational experiences with racism,
alongside strands of history, into his elegant narrative, Johnson
posits that a blueprint for national solidarity can be found in the
exceptional citizenship long practiced in Black America.
Understanding that racism is a structural crime of the state, he
argues that overcoming it requires us to recognize that a
color-conscious society-not a color-blind one-is the true
fulfillment of the American Promise. Fueled by Johnson's ultimate
faith in the American project, grounded in his family's
longstanding optimism and his own military service, When the Stars
Begin to Fall is an urgent call to undertake the process of
overcoming what has long seemed intractable.
Up close, Inauguration Day 2021 looked like any other-the chief
justice of the US Supreme Court administering the oath of office to
the new president on the steps of the U.S. Capitol. But pull the
lens back and this was anything but a typical election and
transition of power. In A Return to Normalcy?, Larry Sabato, Kyle
Kondik, and J. Miles Coleman bring together respected journalists,
analysts, and scholars to examine every facet of the stunning 2020
election and its aftermath, and how these events will impact
American politics moving forward. In frank, accessible prose, each
author offers insight that goes beyond the headlines and dives into
the underlying forces and shifts that drove the election from its
earliest developments to its chaotic conclusion. A Return to
Normalcy? will be an indispensable read for political junkies and
all students of American politics.
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