Opinion Conversation The Uncomfortable Lessons of Jan. 6

• The editorial board argues that the threat to the country didn’t end with the storming of the Capitol.
• Jimmy Carter warns that America’s democracy is at stake and outlines the changes the country must make if it is to endure.
• Jedediah Britton-Purdy writes that the events of the 6th couldn’t have happened in a real democracy.
• Sohrab Ahmari argues that Donald Trump’s presidency failed to serve the populist upswell that buoyed him to the White House.
• Rebecca Solnit writes that Republicans are telling themselves increasingly brazen lies — and believing them.
• Noah Millman argues that not only are laws powerless to end a crisis of legitimacy — they might make it worse.
• Osita Nwanevu makes the case that the damage done to our electoral system was ultimately self-inflicted.
• Katherine Stewart writes that Christian nationalists are treating Jan. 6 as a salvo in a larger war.
• Francis Fukuyama warns that the ripple effects of a shaky transfer of power in America will be felt around the world.
• Jon Grinspan and Peter Manseau explain what the Smithsonian has collected from Jan. 6 and how the historical significance of objects like those changes over time.