Whether the brutal attack on Paul Pelosi or the shooting of Steve Scalise in 2017, one of the root causes of escalating attacks on lawmakers today is the inflammatory rhetoric from politicians and media personalities on both the left and right sides of the aisle. Read ‘Review & Outlook’ editorials: https://www.wsj.com/news/author/editorial-board Subscribe to WSJ Opinion: https://bit.ly/3PovNsz More from WSJ Opinion: On site: https://www.wsj.com/news/opinion On Twitter: https://twitter.com/WSJopinion On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WSJOpinion #ReviewAndOutlook #WSJOpinion #WSJ Images: AFP/Getty Images Composite: Mark Kelly (10/31/22)