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Charlie Kirk's Killing and America's Age of "Salad-Bar Extremism"

Plain English with Derek Thompson

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Violence, Anarchism, and the Erosion of Civil Liberties

This chapter explores a turbulent historical period characterized by anarchist Luigi Gagliani's violent actions and the subsequent Palmer Raids. It examines the dire working conditions of Italian immigrants that sparked unrest, as well as the state's troubling responses to political violence and its implications for civil liberties.

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