"I decided that I could either spend the rest of my life obsessed with this 50-day period in my life or I could try to record it for my daughters, for my family, for my constituents, for my friends, for my fellow countrymen and women," he added. Raskin said it had been a "tough year" and he was having difficulty sleeping "for a long time." And so I did feel him very much in my heart and in my chest through that entire period." He was asking a lot more of democracy, not less. He added: "Tommy was in a second year at Harvard Law School, when we lost him and he was deeply engaged in movements for human rights, against war, for animal rights and welfare, and to defend and expand democracy. Trump Backs Out of Riot Anniversary Event Blames Jan.Peter Navarro Jan 6 Interview Viewed 1M Times: 'You Are Describing a Coup'.Comparing Sean Hannity's Private Texts and Public Remarks Before Jan."I think it feels right because of who he was and what he wanted for the world," Raskin said, noting that his son was a young man "filled with extraordinary moral and political passions." "Now that you are putting it out to the world and able to talk about it, does it still feel like the right thing to do? Does it still feel like you had to do it?" Maddow asked him during the interview. On Tuesday, a day before the one-year anniversary of his son's funeral, Raskin appeared on Rachel Maddow's show and opened up about why he had written the book. Raskin reflects on the two traumatic events he experienced in the span of a week in his new memoir, Unthinkable: Trauma, Truth, and the Trials of American Democracy, which was published on Monday. Thx for standing by me through thick and thin.- Jamie Raskin January 4, 2022
It’s also about the Jan 6 insurrection, my work as lead impeachment manager, and the ongoing struggle for democracy. "Unthinkable,” my book about Tommy, and his passions and gifts, and struggle with depression, was released today.
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