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Senator Chris Murphy (D., Conn.) speaks during an interview with Reuters on Capitol Hill, in Washington, D.C., February 7, 2024.
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If the only point of Senator Chris Murphy’s most recent inflammatory tirade (there have been many) was only to generate positive attention inside the left’s intellectually cloistered and rapidly self-radicalizing salons, he accomplished his mission.
In a lengthy missive that would have benefited from an editor’s touch, the senator warned on Sunday that something “dark might be coming.”
About the Author
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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If the only point of Senator Chris Murphy’s most recent inflammatory tirade (there have been many) was only to generate positive attention inside the left’s intellectually cloistered and rapidly self-radicalizing salons, he accomplished his mission.
In a lengthy missive that would have benefited from an editor’s touch, the senator warned on Sunday that something “dark might be coming.”
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About the Author
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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