The rise of left-wing violence and why we're all numb to it

The rise of left-wing violence and why we're all numb to it

From Americano by The Spectator

April 27, 2026 · 28 min

About this episode

Freddy Gray and Max Horder discuss the recent incident involving Cole Allen and the growing numbness to political violence in society.

The alleged gunman from the White House correspondents' dinner has been named 31 year old Cole Allen. He was arrested at the scene armed with a shotgun, handgun and multiples knives. It later emerged the suspect sent a note to family members before the shooting, apologising to parents, colleagues and bystanders for what he was about to do. He wrote 'I apologise to everyone....who suffered before I was able to attempt this, to all who may still suffer after, regardless of my success or failure.' He added that he may have given 'a lot of people a surprise today' and, although he did not name Mr Trump directly in the writings, he did criticise him and mentioned targeting the administration. Freddy Gray and Spectator contributor Max Horder discuss the shooter's 'manifesto', how this is a similar example to the Luigi Mangione case and why the world has become immune to political violence. Become a Spectator subscriber today to access this podcast without adverts. Go to spectator.co.uk/adfree to find out more. For more Spectator podcasts, go to spectator.co.uk/podcasts . Contact us: podcast@spectator.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Freddy Gray

Guest: Max Horder

Topics covered

  • left-wing violence
  • political violence
  • gunman
  • manifesto
  • numbness to violence

Keywords

  • Cole Allen
  • political violence
  • gunman
  • manifesto
  • Trump

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Organizations: Spectator, Trump

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