Yale professor weighs in on the US Capitol Riot

Yale Professor Jacob Hacker joins Face the State to weigh in on the riot at the US Capitol building.

My colleague Bryan Garsten nails it: Trump’s actions were a direct assault on the separation of powers and require an immediate and unequivocal congressional response. https://t.co/vKNd7YX7FW

— Jacob Hacker (@Jacob_S_Hacker) January 11, 2021

Jacob S. Hacker is Stanley Resor Professor of Political Science and Director of the Institution for Social and Policy Studies at Yale University. A regular media commentator and policy adviser, he is the author or co-author of five books, numerous journal articles, and a wide range of popular writings on American politics and public policy. His most recent book, written with Paul Pierson, is American Amnesia: How the War on Government Led Us to Forget What Made America Prosper—a New York Times Book Review Editor’s Choice and a best business book of 2016 according to the management magazine Strategy+Business. Previously, the two wrote the New York Times bestseller Winner-Take-All Politics: How Washington Made the Rich Richer and Turned Its Back on the Middle Class. Professor Hacker is known for his research and writings regarding health policy, especially his development of the so-called public option. He is also a member of the OECD’s High-Level Expert Group on the Measurement of Economic Performance and Social Progress. He was recently elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.