This talk unpacks the origins of the crisis that played out on our city streets this past summer. Aaron Kheriaty discusses why today’s misbegotten revolutionary ideologies produce only nihilism. This talk also examines the question of why the normalization of violence has become one of the most characteristic features of our time. Aaron Kheriaty is an Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Director of Medical Ethics Program at the University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine.