The Shifting Ideology Behind Political Violence

Researchers see a departure from a pattern that held for nearly 50 years. “This era of violent populism will get worse before it gets better.” ... Read More

From Utah to New York, key developments in cases of US political violence

Political violence has rocked the U.S. multiple times in recent months, culminating with the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk at a Utah university ... Read More

Political Violence Isn’t New. But Something About This Moment Is.

At this point, there’s little doubt that the young man accused of shooting Charlie Kirk was angry with the right-wing activist’s political views. “I had enough of his hatred,” the 22-year-old suspect ... Read More

Political Violence Isn’t New. The Trump Administration’s Response to It Is.

On that day, while guest hosting “The Charlie Kirk Show,” a podcast, JD Vance pledged that the Trump administration would “go after the NGO network that foments, facilitates and engages in violence,” ... Read More

‘Spiraling out of control’: What to make of political violence today

Sure, but I got death threats 10 and 15 years ago, too. That’s not new. What’s new is the feeling — present on both sides — that things are spiraling out of control. Read More

A new era of American political violence is upon us

The job of all Americans now is to reject political violence “out loud over and over and over again,” Wintemute said, and to realize that, if they are deeply opposed to political policies or the Trump ... Read More