Logic of the vendetta now guides our politics
Whether the packages delivered to leading Democrats and liberals turn out to be functioning bombs or dummy devices intended to send a message, the effect is largely the same: American politics is descending further into the logic of the vendetta.
If you read about famous feuds or intergenerational rivalries -- Hatfields vs. McCoys, Israelis vs. Palestinians, etc. -- one simple truth makes everything much more complicated: Everybody has a valid point. The Hatfields shout, "Your family shot my
