Colleges are making political violence worse
A recent shooter who attempted to murder Donald Trump is a graduate of CalTech and holds a master's degree from California State University, Dominguez Hills. Studies show that acceptance of political violence increases with higher education, with 40% of those holding graduate or professional degrees agreeing that violence is often necessary for social change.
A man who opened fire at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on Sunday, attempting to murder Donald Trump, is Cole Allen, a CalTech graduate and master's degree holder from California State University, Dominguez Hills. CalTech ranks high for 'value added to career' but low for 'student ideological diversity', with a disproportionately large DEI bureaucracy and an overwhelmingly liberal student body. Recent studies indicate that institutions of higher education increase students' acceptance of political violence. The Skeptic Research Center's 2025 American Political Perspective Survey found that 26% of college graduates and 40% of those with graduate or professional degrees agree that violence is often necessary for social change. Allen's manifesto stated that 'Administration officials … are targets, prioritized from highest-ranking to lowest.' Colleges failed to teach him that slaughtering elected officials is wrong. In the United States, political violence is not 'often necessary', and historical events like the American Revolution and the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand demonstrate the negative consequences of such actions.
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