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Stephen Buckley
Stephen Buckley teaches journalism and public policy at Duke University. He has been a reporter, an editor, and a journalism teacher for more than 30 years.
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The Termite Coup
To fully understand January 6, you must consider all that happened before (and after) the attack.
Stephen Buckley
January 6, 2022