How the Insurrection Started

Published: Jan. 8, 2021, 3:23 p.m.

Wednesday's events at the Capitol outraged many people here and around the world. But for reporters who have been covering the far right, there have been many warning signs. Writer Jeff Sharlet traces the escalation of rhetoric and the use of imagery on the far right over the last few years and explains the role they played at the Capitol this week.