Violence
Venerating Violence
The killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson by Luigi Mangione has revealed a willingness to excuse violence directed at the powerful on the part of certain sections of the public and the press. This situation is not new, and its historical precursors help to demonstrate its danger.
Toward a Freer Press
In Veracruz, the deadliest Mexican state for reporters, a state institution led by a former journalist has started working with public officials to persuade them not to target the press, even when stories are uncomfortable.
The Gospel of Gun Rights in the Age of Trump
The gun rights movement has hardened under Trump’s watch, and he has benefited from that hardening. Groups from neo-Nazis to the National Rifle Association have radicalized gun owners by spreading myths that demonize gun control. Pro-gun ideologues and leaders have invented their own gospel of gun rights.
‘A Happy Marriage Begins by Crying’: Kyrgyzstan’s Tradition of Kidnapping and Raping Brides
The future husband rapes the young woman shortly after having kidnapped her (it is estimated that there are 2,000 rapes preceding marriage a year), thus condemning her as his wife, for returning to her family after that would be a deep mark of shame.
The ISIS War Crime Iraqi Turkmen Won’t Talk About
Media attention of the crimes of ISIS have focused on attacks against Iraq’s Yazidi minority group. But another minority group, the Turkmen, also suffered terrible violence, and only now, slowly, is the embattled community piecing together its own story.