https://www.cnn.com/2018/06/08/us/an...bit/index.html

Another recent suicide of a person of note born in the early 1950's. Kate Spade was another. But the problem is not just notables, but that the rate of suicide is currently climbing. Maybe this is not political (yet).

Suicide is a growing problem in the United States. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published a survey Thursday showing suicide rates increased by 25% across the country over nearly two decades ending in 2016. Twenty-five states experienced a rise in suicides by more than 30%, the government report finds.
Please read the full article about Anthony Bourdain at the link.

But in a country that gets excited about school shootings, can suicide not become a political football? I ask because of this article from 2013:
However, church attendance, which is sometimes correlated to political conservatism, was shown to depress suicide rates. The state with the highest suicide rate was Alaska, which is second only to Montana in firearm ownership. Montana, for its part, had the third highest suicide rate in the nation.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/...n_3039307.html

And CNN is now publishing opinion pieces related to the recent suicides:

Bourdain's death comes directly after the suicide of Kate Spade, another beloved celebrity and businesswoman, and following news from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that American suicides generally have spiked by 25% since 1999. We all know there's something deeply wrong here, and that we have to do better. Mental health is the foundation of life, and we've got to do everything we can to preserve it.
https://www.cnn.com/2018/06/08/opini...vox/index.html

Now this is probably not related to Trump or even Republicans being in control of the US House and Senate, but such comments will probably appear shortly. Just wait.