Los Angeles ICE Riots: Democrats Just Can’t Quit the Looters and Rioters

Apparently, the first thing you need to know about the rioting in Los Angeles over the weekend is that you don’t need to care about it.

Maybe you saw them — the mob of vandals who now hide their identity with a keffiyeh rather than a surgical mask, who waved Mexican flags and brandished Hamas regalia (sometimes on the same geopolitically ignorant arm), setting fire to ride shares they themselves ordered and raining missiles down on police trapped beneath an overpass. Well, that was just one part of Los Angeles, you see. And you should know that L.A. is big. Most Angelenos never experienced the riots. Why should they care if their neighbors are in distress amid social unrest that spreads like a contagion? You certainly shouldn’t.

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Noah Rothman

Noah Rothman is a senior writer at National Review. His third book, Blood and Progress: A Century of Left-Wing Violence, was published by Hachette in May 2026.

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Los Angeles Riots

Apparently, the first thing you need to know about the rioting in Los Angeles over the weekend is that you don’t need to care about it.

Maybe you saw them — the mob of vandals who now hide their identity with a keffiyeh rather than a surgical mask, who waved Mexican flags and brandished Hamas regalia (sometimes on the same geopolitically ignorant arm), setting fire to ride shares they themselves ordered and raining missiles down on police trapped beneath an overpass. Well, that was just one part of Los Angeles, you see. And you should know that L.A. is big. Most Angelenos never experienced the riots. Why should they care if their neighbors are in distress amid social unrest that spreads like a contagion? You certainly shouldn’t.

About the Author

Noah Rothman

Noah Rothman is a senior writer at National Review. His third book, Blood and Progress: A Century of Left-Wing Violence, was published by Hachette in May 2026.