Political Violence Is Distorting American Lawmaking
The threat of attacks can influence elected officials’ votes, policy choices, and public engagement.
Political philosopher
Simone de Beauvoirwrote that
“even when violence does not appear explicitly, it haunts the world.”The specter of violence haunts the United States.
Shaped by the brutality of slavery and devastated by a civil war, this country bears a long history of political violence. Tides of violence have risen and ebbed for centuries.
Now, following a series of high-profile assassinations and attacks on politicians from both parties, the tides of violence are rising once again in the United States.
Author's summary: Violence affects US lawmaking.
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