5 causes — and accelerants — of political violence

Secret Service agents tend to Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump onstage after a shooting at a rally on July 13, 2024, in Butler, Pennsylvania.

Information is still emerging about the shooting at former President Donald Trump’s campaign rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday. However, even though the complete picture isn’t available, there are ways to think about the political and social moment we’re living in and how it may have contributed to the violence. 

We do know the shooter...