History teaches us that authoritarians use any excuse to seize power | Judith Levine
Leaders exploited Kirk's assassination to immediately blame political opponents, echoing how Nazis used the Reichstag fire to justify crushing opponents and seizing power.
Alabama politicians could choose not to scapegoat trans people, but that would be humane
Alabama leaders scapegoat transgender people instead of confronting gun access and violence, despite data showing transgender people face higher victimization.