A Year After the Capitol Riot, Nothing Useful Has Been Done

It’s been a year since the Capitol riot, when Donald Trump supporters, whipped into a frenzy, ransacked governmental buildings, led directly to several deaths, and caused millions to worry about the future of American democracy. And in that entire year very little has been done to put American democracy on firmer footing.

As when we talk about any crime, from a neighborhood shooting to a terrorist attack, trying to understand the various, swirling factors that lead people to make bad decisions doesn’t justify their actions. But it is telling how...