As I write this, the Capitol Hill riot of Jan. 6 is enjoying its extended 15 minutes of fame, complete with straight-faced comparisons to Dec. 7, 1941 and Sept. 11, 2001.
In hindsight, it will hopefully (and hopefully quickly) shrink to its real-life proportions: A few thousand hysterical Donald Trump supporters, and likely at most a few dozen truly dangerous thugs, protested against what they claimed was a stolen election. Then they stormed and vandalized a building, scared some politicians, and killed a cop (who turned out to be a Trump supporter himself).