How Did This Happen - Paperback
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On September 10, 2025, the nation was shocked by the assassination of activist, speaker, and author Charlie Kirk. The shooting took place during one of his well-known campus debates - events designed to bring people with opposing viewpoints together for an open discussion.
But Kirk's murder was not an isolated tragedy. Recently, political violence has grown increasingly common in the U.S. As ideological divisions have happened, public officials, candidates, and President Donald Trump have been targeted in assassination attempts.
How did we get here? How did a nation built on free speech and civic debate reach a point where disagreement can turn violent and deadly?
In How Did This Happen, Matthew R Borgner examines the cultural, political, and ideological forces fueling the radicalization of everyday Americans, arguing that these attacks threaten not only individual lives, but the Constitutional freedoms at the heart of American society.
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