Politics without restraint: A generational shift toward violence and radicalism is taking place

Published February 6, 2026 4:41am ET



I recently walked into my politics class at Sarah Lawrence College prepared to discuss civic protest. The prompt was Minneapolis, where a recent immigration enforcement surge has sparked mass demonstrations, a general strike, and the fatal shooting of two civilians by federal agents.

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