How recent political violence in the U.S. fits into ‘a long, dark history’

Political violence is hardly unprecedented in the United States. In fact, the country has “a long, dark history” of violence that has “struck the highest level of American politics,” said Kevin Boyle, ... Read More

Political Violence Isn’t New. But Something About This Moment Is.

At this point, there’s little doubt that the young man accused of shooting Charlie Kirk was angry with the right-wing activist’s political views. “I had enough of his hatred,” the 22-year-old suspect ... Read More

The Shifting Ideology Behind Political Violence

Researchers see a departure from a pattern that held for nearly 50 years. “This era of violent populism will get worse before it gets better.” ... Read More

The growing list of political violence in the U.S.

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro angrily called for an end to rising political violence just hours after a man broke into the governor’s mansion and set it on fire, forcing Shapiro and his family to ... Read More

Why America Can't Escape Its Long Legacy of Political Violence

"For some time now, we've become increasingly inured to acts of unspeakable violence," law professor Jon Michaels told Newsweek. Read More

Charlie Kirk’s assassination highlights a history of political violence in the U.S.

In the past five years alone, public figures across the ideological spectrum have been targeted. America has seen eras of political violence before. Read More

Fears of political violence are growing as the U.S. 2024 campaign heats up and conspiracy theories evolve

The man who bludgeoned former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband with a hammer last year consumed a steady diet of right-wing conspiracy theories before an attack that took place with the ... Read More

Political Violence Surges Because Politics Matter Too Much

As should be obvious to anybody following news about riots, assassinations, and arson attacks, politics have become far too important in America. With government large, growing, and reaching into ... Read More

Trump shooting points to growing threats of political violence

The would-be assassin’s gunfire that wounded former President Trump and sent panic through a Pennsylvania campaign rally on Saturday was unleashed at a time of increasing hostilities in American ... Read More

Lawmaker shootings highlight America’s growing problem with political violence

The manhunt for the suspect accused of killing a Democratic state lawmaker in Minnesota and shooting another in a rampage tis over, but America’s growing issues with political polarization becoming ... Read More

Poilievre says he worries for his family as political violence concerns grow in Canada, U.S.

Pierre Poilievre says he worries for his family as political violence concerns grow in the U.S. and Canada following the fatal shooting of an American right-wing activist. The Conservative leader ... Read More