Many of us who work in politics have felt sickened since the assassination of Charlie Kirk. We sense that a line has been crossed, perhaps permanently. For years, the Left had accused conservative ...

In recent years, the United States has seen an increase in the number of left-wing terrorism attacks and plots, although such violence has risen from very low levels and remains much lower than ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Importantly, we do not yet—and may never—know the motive, or constellation of ...

The assassination of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk has turbocharged the conversation — and fears — around political violence in the U.S. And, more than perhaps any other recent high-profile ...

This essay appears in our current print issue under the headline “What We Don’t Talk About When We Talk About Political Violence.” Subscribe to get a copy. Georges Sorel, writing in 1908, gave a very ...