The Left and Political Violence

On the Left’s ghouls who are celebrating Luigi Mangione’s (alleged) murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson — as many have noted, the wealthy, privileged, Ivy League-educated radical’s sacralized killing of a U of Iowa grad who worked hard for a quarter century to make a life for his wife and kids — I’m with Noah: They just like violence.

Nothing new under the sun. Back in 2022, after the Times buried the attempted murder of conservative Justice Brett Kavanaugh on page A-20, I wrote a column we headlined, “The Left’s Political Violence Problem,” opining:

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Andrew C. McCarthy

Andrew C. McCarthy is a senior fellow at National Review Institute, an NR contributing editor, and author of Ball of Collusion: The Plot to Rig an Election and Destroy a Presidency.

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On the Left’s ghouls who are celebrating Luigi Mangione’s (alleged) murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson — as many have noted, the wealthy, privileged, Ivy League-educated radical’s sacralized killing of a U of Iowa grad who worked hard for a quarter century to make a life for his wife and kids — I’m with Noah: They just like violence.

Nothing new under the sun. Back in 2022, after the Times buried the attempted murder of conservative Justice Brett Kavanaugh on page A-20, I wrote a column we headlined, “The Left’s Political Violence Problem,” opining:

About the Author

Andrew C. McCarthy

Andrew C. McCarthy is a senior fellow at National Review Institute, an NR contributing editor, and author of Ball of Collusion: The Plot to Rig an Election and Destroy a Presidency.