ANALYSIS

This week, our nation has again witnessed tragedies on live television. A political activist was murdered while speaking in front of a college crowd while his family watched. A state away, another school shooting took place. Hundreds more—adults and children alike—now bear the scars of fearing for their lives as they witnessed the violence and heard gunshots ring out. As the news spreads, it delivers another emotional blow to a nation already wrestling with troubled times. Along with many others, I found myself asking, "How did we get here?"

Our reactions to this set of events–anger, anxiety, frustration, helplessness–are natural human responses to shock and grief. We instinctively seek answers to make sense of senseless tragedies, often searching for someone to blame. Yet, this

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