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2022 Elections January 15, 2022

Q & A with Jennifer Strahan, a Republican candidate for Georgia’s 14th Congressional District

By Arielle Robinson Jennifer Strahan, a Republican hopeful for Georgia’s 14th Congressional District, answered the Courier’s questions about herself and her campaign over the phone Friday afternoon. Strahan is one…

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Voting Rights January 8, 2022

How democracy gets eroded – lessons from a Nixon expert

By Ken Hughes, University of Virginia [This story first appeared in The Conversation — used with permission] Now that a full year has passed since the Jan. 6, 2021, assault…

U.S. Congress January 6, 2022

Rep. David Scott issues statement on anniversary of the January 6 insurrection

U.S. Representative David Scott, who represents Georgia’s 13th Congressional District, including South Cobb, issued a statement on the one-year anniversary of the violent attempt to overturn the results of the…

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2022 Elections January 6, 2022

Interview with Marcus Flowers, a Democratic candidate for Georgia’s 14th Congressional District

By Arielle Robinson The Courier interviewed Marcus Flowers, a Democrat running for Georgia’s 14th Congressional District, by phone Wednesday afternoon. Flowers seeks to unseat current U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene,…

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Politics January 5, 2022

The ‘sore loser effect’: Rejecting election results can destabilize democracy and drive terrorism

By James Piazza, Penn State [This article first appeared in The Conversation, used with permission] An attendee at an October 2021 political rally hosted by right-wing activist Charlie Kirk asked:…

Politics January 4, 2022

Not all polarization is bad, but the US could be in trouble

By Robert B. Talisse, Vanderbilt University [This article was originally published in The Conversation, reprinted with permission] For the first time, the United States has been classified as a “backsliding…

Conspiracy theories January 3, 2022

American support for conspiracy theories and armed rebellion isn’t new – we just didn’t believe it before the Capitol insurrection

By Amanda J. Crawford, University of Connecticut [This article originally appeared in The Conversation, used with permission] Americans had to confront a new reality when an angry mob attacked the…

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