political violence
The Rise of the ‘Alt-Lib’
The “toxic” and “unsettling” behavior of Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner was revealed last week in The New York Times. Following months of speculation, the report details multiple women who accuse the local oysterman of…
Pondering when speech becomes dangerous
Ben Shapiro writes for PJMedia.com about the acceptable bounds of speech. Americans love arguing about free speech. We invoke the First Amendment as a kind of political force field: You can say whatever you want, whenever you…
The political left’s dangerous support of violence
John Daniel Davidson of the Federalist explores the political left’s significant violence problem. In the immediate aftermath of the fourth assassination attempt on President Trump this past weekend at the White House…
Latest high-profile shooting suspect influenced by Dems
Andrew Stiles of the Washington Free Beacon explores the factors motivating the suspect in the White House correspondents dinner assassination attempt. Cole Tomas Allen, the gunman who tried to murder President Donald Trump…
Enough Is Enough: The Left Must Distance Itself From Political Violence
It’s happened again. There has been another attempt on the life of President Donald Trump. Was the alleged shooter politically motivated? It appears absolutely so. The “friendly federal assassin” is just the latest who seeks…
Democrats’ role in presidential assassination attempts
David Catron writes for the American Spectator about the role of Democrats’ rhetoric in today’s political violence. As Jesus of Nazareth put it, “You shall know them by their fruits.” This brings us to the Democrat claim that…
White House correspondents dinner shooting suspect posted loony ideas
Collin Anderson writes for the Washington Free Beacon about the man arrested in the shooting at the White House correspondents dinner. The suspected White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner shooter, Cole Tomas Allen,…
Another sign of a political violence ‘epidemic’
Editors at National Review Online react to the latest high-profile incident of politically motivated violence. An armed man charged toward the ballroom where President Trump and high-level members of his administration were…
Anti-ICE activists’ real goal is blocking immigration enforcement
Mark Hemingway of the Federalist focuses on the true aim of anti-ICE activists. A simple, but deeply unfair and manipulative, narrative about ICE’s enforcement of immigration law congealed as soon as Trump took office: ICE…
Democrats’ pleas for violence against authority lead to terrible results
John Hinderaker writes for the Powerline blog about a disturbing trend in American political discourse. I don’t know whether Rahmanullah Lakanwal, who shot two National Guardsmen in Washington, D.C., killing at least one, is…
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