Tag: political violence

Southern California Plot Foiled: FBI Arrests 4 in New Year’s Eve Bombing Scheme

Federal agents were able to stop the New Year's Eve bombing plot, but in 2026, the agency will lose 2,000+…

Trump accuses 6 Democratic lawmakers of sedition, ‘punishable by death’

But political violence is only coming from the Left… 🙄 And he pardoned people in prison who were found guilty…

White nationalism fuels political violence

In the 1970s, violence was political theater. Today, political violence is fueled by White Nationalism—it’s personal and deadly, driven by…

Charlie Kirk’s assassination weighs on Univ. of Colorado students planning speaker event

The speaker coming to the University of Colorado tries to change the minds of Trump supporters, sometimes using divisive rhetoric.

Pima County official blasts threats caused by video of election workers

Law enforcement have been notified about threats against Pima County election workers stemming from a video of them transferring ballots.

Trump says ICE agents haven’t gone far enough with violent enforcement methods

A majority of Americans in a new poll think ICE has been “too tough” in trying to enforce Trump’s immigration…

Far fewer people support political violence in the US than indicated by recent polls

As political violence in the US was on the rise, polls showed an alarming number of people supported it. Luckily,…

Political Violence: What can happen when First Amendment meets Second Amendment

The issue of political violence in the United States is complicated by the proliferation of guns in the country making…

Right-wing extremist violence is more frequent and more deadly than left-wing violence − what the data shows

According to the facts, Right-wing extremist violence doesn't just occur more often than Left-wing violence. It's also more deadly. Here's…

The data shows political violence and extremism going down

After Charlie Kirk’s assassination, everyone was handwaving about rising political violence. But is it? Data shows political violence and extremism…

After Charlie Kirk’s murder, we are a divided nation—is there any way forward?

We are a deeply divided nation. It feels like we’ll never get back to a pre-Trump society when we weren't…

Yes, this is who we are: America’s 250-year history of political violence

As a historian of the early republic, I believe that seeing this political violence in America as distinct “episodes” is…