6 siege of the Capitol and the tragedy he suffered a week earlier when his 25-year-old son Tommy. Congressman Raskin is a graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Law School and a former Editor of the Harvard Law Review. Raskin: I’ve been reading Peter Navarro’s book, and it’s interesting that some of the hatred that he shows towards other peoplelike Jared Kushner, Sidney Powell, Mitch McConnellkind of. Jamie Raskin of Maryland is working on a memoir in which he will reflect on the Jan. He has authored several books, including the Washington Post bestseller Overruling Democracy: The Supreme Court versus the American People and the highly acclaimed We the Students: Supreme Court Cases For and About America’s Students. He was also a professor of constitutional law at American University’s Washington College of Law for more than 25 years. Prior to his time in Congress, Raskin was a three-term State Senator in Maryland and the Senate Majority Whip. 160 pp, illustrated with many drawings by Raskin, some in two colors and several. In his searing memoir, Unthinkable: Trauma, Truth, and the Trials of American Democracy, Congressman Jamie Raskin tells the story of the forty-five days at the start of 2021 that permanently changed his life-and his family’s-as he confronted the painful loss of his son to suicide, lived through the violent insurrection in our nation’s Capitol, and led the impeachment effort to hold President Trump accountable for inciting the political violence.Ĭongressman Jamie Raskin has proudly represented Maryland’s 8th Congressional District in the U.S.

Raskin was also an accomplished graphic artist. She received the 1979 Newbery Medal for her 1978 book, The Westing Game. Ellen Raskin: Notable Wisconsin Author by Ginny Moore Kruse I try to say one thing with my work: A book is a wonderful place to be. She was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and grew up during the Great Depression. We were really hoping we could host this in the bookstore, but unfortunately because of the surge with the Omicron variant it is just not making any sense to promote in-person in door gatherings at this time. Ellen Raskin was a writer, illustrator, and designer. The bookstore has made the decision that we need to move this event to the virtual setting.

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