Category: violent protests

Capitol Report (May 5): Supreme Court Erects Fencing

Security is heightened around the Supreme Court ahead of its decision on overturning Roe v. Wade. Fencing was erected Wednesday night, and there are concerns about violent protests in the days to come. The leak of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito’s draft opinion has shaken the institution, but what about the substance of what he wrote? We…


Guadeloupe Extends Nightly Curfew Amid Violent Protests Against COVID-19 Rules

PARIS—The prefect of Guadeloupe, the representative of the French central state in the overseas territory, on Thursday said he would extend a nightly curfew until Dec. 7, citing a continued threat to public order amid protest over COVID-19 rules. The decision concerned Pointe-a-Pitre, the archipelago’s main city, as well as twenty other municipalities, the prefect…


The Insurrection in Chicago

Commentary Almost exactly a year ago, race riots paralyzed more than a dozen of America’s great cities, from New York to Seattle. The smoke hasn’t gone away. As we should have learned from the last episode of urban rioting during the late 1960s, the devastating adverse effects from rage and lawlessness are long-lasting and borne…