America's reaction to CEO killing shows risk of 'catastrophic decivilization': editorial

The aftermath of the shocking killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO – and the "cheering reaction" it triggered – offers a stark warning to a society already desensitized to bloodshed, according to an editorial published Wednesday.

And the brazenness of the gleeful response from frustrated insurance customers nationwide is worrying to people who study violence closely, wrote Adrienne LeFrance, who added in her Atlantic editorial that last week’s assassination of Brian Thompson could lead down...