If one party advocates for nullifying laws, so can its opponent.

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The killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti by law enforcement officers in Minneapolis are examples of the Trump administration’s penchant for violent confrontation and spectacle. Impartial investigations must take place and wrongdoing must be punished. While inexperience, incompetence, and trigger-happiness played significant roles in these tragedies, the root cause of the problem lies elsewhere: the left’s refusal to accept that it lost the debate on immigration.

James Kirchick is the author of "Secret City: The Hidden History of Gay Washington" and "The End of Europe: Dictators, Demagogues and the Coming Dark Age."