At the core of modern representative democracy, lies a fundamental premise: Conversation and negotiation, especially when differences and disagreements run deep, are the way forward. There can be no role for violence in shaping outcomes in the public square. The attack at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, the third attempt on President Donald Trump’s life in as many years, is a warning and a symptom of a deeper malaise that is threatening American democracy.

Several American leaders, including presidents, have been assassinated, but the shadows of political violence in the last few years have lengthened alarmingly. In 2025 alone, Democrat leader and former........

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