It feels that in recent years speculations about civil war breaking out in the United States have skyrocketed.
Almost daily, as we drip feed on the depressing content of our news cycle, many of us find ourselves looking for a type of latter-day “Franz Ferdinand moment” that preceded World War I: a spark that will tip the US into internicine conflict.
The attempted assassination of Donald Trump in July 2024 was one potential such moment, but perhaps more so is this week’s horrific killing of Charlie Kirk.
