Government,
Constitutional Law,
Books
Feb. 1, 2022
‘Unthinkable’: Raskin on trauma and truth in America
The title of Raskin’s book refers to two traumas, one public, one private: the untimely death of his son and the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. One can only imagine Tommy would have been proud of his father’s role in defending the Constitution.
Marc D. Alexander
Attorney and Mediator
Alternative Resolution Centers (ARC)
"Unthinkable," the title of Rep. Jamie Raskin's new book, refers to two traumas. On the eve of December 30, 2020, Raskin's beloved son Thomas Bloom Raskin committed suicide in the family home. A second-year law student at Harvard, Tommy was by all accounts a loving, brilliant, funny and creative person. But he suffered from fragile mental health that included depressio...
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