Minneapolis killings cut short America’s post-election apathy

(Zachary Basu – Axios) The killing of Alex Pretti has destabilized the cultural settlement that took hold after the 2024 election, dragging non-political actors and institutions back into the eye of a national reckoning. Why it matters: America may never return to the mass social activism of 2020. But the vocal re-engagement of corporations, athletes and apolitical corners of the internet suggests a red line was crossed in Minneapolis. The big picture: American public opinion famously behaves like a thermostat — rising and falling in response to perceived excess by one side.

Minneapolis killings cut short America’s post-election apathy