Sanger was physically attacked. Murray was assaulted IMO (an assault is a threat of violence, not necessarily physical violence). But I could have phrased that

Sanger was physically attacked. Murray was assaulted IMO (an assault is a threat of violence, not necessarily physical violence). But I could have phrased that better, yes. We're already deep in the thread so I'll pass on defending Charles Murray. The germane part is that he's on the right and was assaulted by extremists.