Political Assassinations in America: The Intricate Nexus of Deep State Crime

As Black revolutionary H. Rap Brown famously declared during the 1967 racial riots in Detroit, “Violence is as American as cherry pie.” While violence is evident in its endless wars waged around the globe and in gun violence and mass shootings in American cities, the extent of its eruption into domestic politics remains largely unacknowledged. Ten American presidents have been the targets or apparent targets of assassins, as have five presidential candidates. Eight governors, seven U.S. Sen...