Warning Signs

by | Aug 18, 2023 | Civility, Violence

Patrik Jonsson at the Christian Science Monitor: In 2018, shortly after a deadly shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue, 80% of Americans worried that negativity and incivility would lead to violence, or even acts of terror, according to an NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll....

Threats Against Poll Workers

by | Jun 15, 2023 | Elections, Public Service, Violence

Ayah Mahana at Politico reports on threats against poll workers: The threats — largely stemming from people who deny the result of the 2020 presidential election — are already causing poll workers and other election officials to resign in droves, according to Tonya...

Threats to the Press

by | Jun 12, 2023 | Journalism, Journalists, Violence

CMC alum David Enrich at NYT: Attacks on journalists in the United States have become common. Last year, the U.S. Press Freedom Tracker identified 41 journalists who were physically assaulted. In one extreme case, a Nevada politician was charged with murdering a...

Portland

by | Mar 15, 2023 | Civility, Violence

Adrienne LaFrance at The Atlantic: When I met with Portland’s mayor, Ted Wheeler, at city hall, he recalled night after night of violence, and at times planning for the very worst, meaning mass casualties. Portlanders had taken to calling him “Tear Gas Ted” because of...

Civility and Irony

by | Jan 20, 2023 | Civility, Violence

Grace Eliza Goodwin at Business Insider: A GOP candidate accused of hiring gunmen to shoot up Democratic officials’ homes once called for ‘civility’ between the political parties.  Solomon Pena — a 39-year-old Republican politician who lost his run...