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Years of Dread: Political Violence & The Spectacle of Tension

Years of Dread: Political Violence & The Spectacle of Tension

Update: 2025-09-17
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Instances of stochastic violence in the United States are at an all-time high and the political violence of our era mirrors the political topography, disaggregated and rudderless. The boys got together this week to talk about Charlie Kirk and the newer/dumber "Years of Lead." 

A Stark Look at the Recent History of Political Violence in America https://time.com/6998406/political-violence-united-states-recent-history/

Our Own Worst Enemies https://www.foreignaffairs.com/united-states/political-violence-our-own-worst-enemies-robert-pape 

A Brutal Decade: Dissecting the Causes of Violence in the 1970s https://brilliantio.com/why-were-the-1970s-so-violent/

‘Days of Rage’ and the Forgotten Radicalism of the 70s https://www.texasstandard.org/stories/days-of-rage-and-the-forgotten-radicalism-of-the-70s/ 

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Years of Dread: Political Violence & The Spectacle of Tension

Years of Dread: Political Violence & The Spectacle of Tension

Chris, Kevin, Jason, & Ben