Barbara F. Walter

it won’t be left-wing groups that instigate the ultimate clash.

Faith in government has plummeted: From 1964 to
2019, the share of Americans who trust those in Washington to do “what is right” tumbled from 77 percent to 17 percent.

Ethnic groups, especially those in decline, often fight a second civil war because the conditions that drove their original grievances either haven’t been addressed or have worsened.