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“Weaponized Autism.” Shame, Pride, and the Making and Undoing of the Alt-Right

“Weaponized Autism.” Shame, Pride, and the Making and Undoing of the Alt-Right

Elle Reeve Explores the Possible Links Between Neurodivergence and Political Extremism

By Elle Reeve | July 15, 2024

Britain’s Forgotten Pandemic: What We Failed to Learn from the Outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease

Britain’s Forgotten Pandemic: What We Failed to Learn from the Outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease

Scott Preston on How Botched Policy Responses Disease Led to Political Extremism

By Scott Preston | June 10, 2024

What Inspired a Bigoted Media Shock Jock to Start His Own Far-Right Fight Club?

What Inspired a Bigoted Media Shock Jock to Start His Own Far-Right Fight Club?

Andy Campbell on Gavin McInnes, the Founder of the Proud Boys

By Andy Campbell | September 20, 2022

Fascist Fandom and Raging Incels: Tracing the Baffling Nerd-to-White-Nationalist Pipeline

Fascist Fandom and Raging Incels: Tracing the Baffling Nerd-to-White-Nationalist Pipeline

A.E. Osworth on Gamergate, Dr. Seuss, and the Linguistic Roots of the Word “Nerd”

By A.E. Osworth | August 16, 2021

The Dangerous Tricksters of 4chan"> From Anon to Alt-Right: <br

From Anon to Alt-Right: <br

The Dangerous Tricksters of 4chan">

The Dangerous Tricksters of 4chan">From Anon to Alt-Right:
The Dangerous Tricksters of 4chan

On the Evolution of Online Toxicity

By Joanne McNeil | March 2, 2020

On the Dangerous Temptations of Political Contempt

On the Dangerous Temptations of Political Contempt

Our Opponent's Personhood">Democracy is at Risk When We Lose Sight of
Our Opponent's Personhood

By Michael Patrick Lynch | August 28, 2019

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By Terry McAuliffe | August 6, 2019

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American Racism

By Alexandra Minna Stern | July 17, 2019

Confronting My Well Educated, Father-of-Six, White Supremacist Troll

By Ginger Gorman | June 26, 2019

Kevin Williamson, Transphobia, and the Myth of Ideological Diversity

Kevin Williamson, Transphobia, and the Myth of Ideological Diversity

When the Center Moves Right, Extremism Looks Normal

By Gabrielle Bellot | April 4, 2018

How to Sanitize a Hateful Troll

How to Sanitize a Hateful Troll

Changing Hate Speech Into Dog Whistles Doesn't Make it Acceptable

By Blair Beusman | December 29, 2017

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What We Can Learn from "Ordinary" Nazis

Jessica Shattuck on the Dangers of Making Monsters of Men

By Jessica Shattuck | September 27, 2017

The Long History of White Nationalism in America

The Long History of White Nationalism in America

The US Was a De Facto White-Supremacist Nation for Most of its Existence

By George Hawley | August 16, 2017

When Are You Going To Write About Black People?

When Are You Going To Write About Black People?

On the Responsibility of Writers, White and Black, to Write the Other

By Brian Platzer | July 11, 2017

Ancient Astronaut Aryans: On the Far Right Obsession with Indo-Europeans

Ancient Astronaut Aryans: On the Far Right Obsession with Indo-Europeans

The Bizarre Pseudo-Historical Belief System Behind White Nationalism

By Ramon Glazov | April 28, 2017

Art Spiegelman: If It Walks Like a Fascist…

Art Spiegelman: If It Walks Like a Fascist…

On Nazis, Despair, and the Genius of Si Lewen

By Anthony Audi | March 22, 2017