I have very little to add to what Ezra Klein said about the horrific public murder yesterday of a far right activist, the latest ugly event in a series of attacks on public political figures.  We don't yet know whether this was a politically motivated killing, or, like the assassination attempt on then-candidate Trump in summer 2024, the act of someone seeking attention.  One suspects this one was the former, but I assume we'll find out.  I will note that political violence often has unintended consequences (e.g., a particularly notorious case from the past).  Once a cycle of it starts, no one will be safe.  (See some of the quotes near the end of this NYT article for an indication of the risks.)