Involuntary Violence: Why Americans Are Worn Down

This isn’t ordinary political exhaustion like we saw in Trump’s first term. It’s become something heavier and more destabilizing.

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Illustration by Riley Levine

Everywhere you turn in American society — outside of the occasional Netflix binge or sports escape — the media we’re asked to consume is violent, chaotic, oppressive, and…