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Jonathan Chait on Political Rhetoric and Violence

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Disputes over whether public rhetoric predicts, excuses, encourages, threatens, or contributes to violence.

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Condemned1Distinct events · August 28, 2026–August 28, 2026 — Selected filter; activate to remove.Defended or excused0Distinct events · No published events — Not selected; activate to add.Challenged the characterization0Distinct events · No published events — Not selected; activate to add.Minimized0Distinct events · No published events — Not selected; activate to add.Mixed or conditional0Distinct events · No published events — Not selected; activate to add.Explicitly stayed out0Distinct events · No published events — Not selected; activate to add.

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1 event on this page · Inclusive range: August 28, 2026–August 28, 2026

1 matching event · Inclusive range: August 28, 2026–August 28, 2026

1 total published event · Inclusive range: August 28, 2026–August 28, 2026

August 28, 2026Condemned
Addressed record
Piker’s wording functioned as an implied threat against American Jews.
“a barely veiled anti-Semitic threat”
Speaker capacity
Political writer, The Atlantic
Editorial rationale
The quoted phrase explicitly characterizes the remarks as both antisemitic and threatening.
The Left’s Antisemitism Problem Is Getting Worse (opens in a new tab)Opening paragraphs
Chait argues that Piker’s wording should be understood as an implied threat, not merely a prediction about antisemitism.

View context Hasan Piker’s remarks about American Jews, Israel, and antisemitic violence