Articles written by Jay Tcath

Jay Tcath|May 2, 2014

CHICAGO—It is a familiar mantra following a hate crime: Representatives of both the targeted and other minority groups decry the attack as being not just against the victims, but “against all Americans.” At a moment when a particular community feels vulnerable, that principle affirms our nation’s noblest ideals, rallies solidarity among diverse groups and rebukes the criminal’s hate. This formula was invoked again following the killings in Overland Park, Kan., allegedly by an infamous white supremacist. The venues for the multiple murders—a... Full story