Charlie Kirk and the Long Shadow of Political Violence

Hear and subscribe: Apple | Spotify | Google | Wherever You ListenSign as much as obtain our twice-weekly Information & Politics e-newsletter.The Washington Roundtable discusses the deadly capturing of the right-wing activist and Donald Trump ally Charlie Kirk, who was killed on Wednesday throughout a speech on a university campus. The panel considers whether or not the US dangers tumbling right into a spiral of political violence, and the way the Administration may use this second to justify a crackdown on political opponents.This week’s studying:“Did Trump Simply Declare Battle on the American Left?,” by Susan B. Glasser“MAGA Reacts to the Assassination of Charlie Kirk,” by Antonia Hitchens“Charlie Kirk’s Homicide and the Disaster of Political Violence,” by Benjamin Wallace-Wells“The Epstein Birthday E-book Is Even Worse Than You Would possibly Understand,” by Jessica WinterTune in to The Political Scene wherever you get your podcasts.