Beware liberalism: the US's problem is not violent speech

As Catholic Christians, we must understand that our moral and political commitments are not on the right-to-left continuum of liberal political theory

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Beginning in December 2024, the United States has lately experienced a series of high-profile political assassinations and other acts of murderous violence. One could choose any of a number of earlier dates from which to account for the rash of political and ideological violence in the US.

Earlier in 2024, for example, Donald Trump was the target of two (known) assassination attempts, one that was nearly successful. But starting with the assassination on 4 December 2024 of the chief executive officer of UnitedHealthcare, extending through the assassination of Charlie Kirk, and yet another school shooting (this time in Colorado) on 10 September 2025, we have seen a concentration of such violence.

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