On April 19, 1995, 30 years ago today, the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City became the target of the deadliest act of domestic terrorism in U.S. history. At 9:02 a.m., a Ryder truck packed with explosives detonated, killing 167 people, injuring 684, and reducing much of the building to rubble. The perpetrators, Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols, driven by anti-government fervor, sought to strike a blow against what they perceived as an overreaching federal state. As the anniversary of this sad day begins, we must grapple with the implications of this tragedy—not only its devastating toll but also the dangerous ideologies that fueled it and the lessons it imparts about government, liberty, and the rule of law. I remember it real well as I was just out of high school and living in Texas at the time. Watching it at my grandma’s house, seeing the…
30 Years Later the Scars Remain From the Oklahoma City Bombing – RedState
