Data show that political violence in America is rising, becoming more partisan, and more focused on elected officials. Behind this disturbing trend is polarisation, misinformation, and the easy availa

Listen to more stories on the Noa app. Nwanevu wields journalism as a cutting tool that’s well oiled with contempt (I’ve been on its receiving end)—a style refined in the social-media polemics of the past decade’s progressive orthodoxy. After ...

Ms. Anderson, a contributing Opinion writer, is a Republican pollster and a moderator of Opinion’s series of focus groups. In a moment when partisan tensions feel as though they are reaching a breaking point, is there anyone left who doesn’t live at ...