Suspects in politically tinged killings come from backgrounds of relative safety, comfort, and privilege

Potential violence is always a threat on the American sociopolitical scene, as it might be in any society that allows political dissent. However, a rash of deadly violence by young adults and teenagers highlights a disturbing societal trend: alleged killers emerging from relatively stable and financially secure upbringings.

That was a through line in the murders over the past year of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, Turning Point USA co-founder Charlie Kirk, and two detainees at Immigration and Customs Enforcement‘s Dallas Field Office, in an attack seemingly aimed at federal agents.

Sadly, urban violence in poor neighborhoods tends to be generational and predictable — with much of the problem credited to poverty and failed policies. This recent spate of alleged young killers, ranging in age from 19 to

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