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April 25, 2025 Alexander Lowie, _University of Florida_ The growth of alt-right activist groups and the state’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic are two factors that help explain Florida’s

politics. February 10, 2025 Ako Ufodike, _York University, Canada_ The defiance of the pardoned Jan. 6 rioters puts them at risk of becoming repeat offenders and prime candidates for the

president’s proposed exile program. February 5, 2025 Matthew Kriner, _Middlebury_ This is not the first time that Trump or someone close to him has been accused of sending fascist messages.

Nor even is it the first time a prominent Trump supporter has made that gesture. January 22, 2025 Amy Cooter, _Middlebury_ Historically, it has been difficult to convict people of conspiring

to overthrow the government or stop its normal functioning. November 1, 2024 Alexander Howard, _University of Sydney_ In his new book, John Safran considers how broader cultural, economic

and political forces and attitudes have contributed to a resurgence in antisemitism – through the lens of Kanye West. July 12, 2024 Allison M. Prasch, _University of Wisconsin-Madison_ and

Jason Kido Lopez, _University of Wisconsin-Madison_ Overseas-based sports betting companies offer wagers in the US on who will clinch a party’s presidential nomination and which candidate

will win the election. What does this mean for democracy? September 20, 2023 Matthew Valasik, _University of Alabama_ and Shannon Reid, _University of North Carolina – Charlotte_ The Proud

Boys are more of a loosely affiliated street gang than they are a unified right-wing militia, researchers say. But police ignore the threats from these groups, and their threats grow.

September 14, 2023 Geoff Beattie, _Edge Hill University_ Experts say remorse can serve as a catalyst for change, forcing us to confront our feelings of guilt and regret. June 22, 2023

Michael H. Becker, _American University_ The promise of pardons to offer criminal sanctuary likely undermines the rule of law and increases the risks of political violence. June 15, 2023 Amy

Cooter, _Middlebury_ Since Facebook removed online hate groups and individuals from its platform, extremist groups are increasingly organizing in more discreet ways. May 25, 2023 Elizabeth

Schmidt, _UMass Amherst_ The First Amendment, along with a lack of clarity on what counts as an educational mission for charities, can lead authorities to approve applications from extremist

groups. May 4, 2023 Jeff Inglis, _The Conversation_ Who are the Proud Boys, what do they want and is there a path back into society for these extremists? September 23, 2022 Sara Kamali,

_University of California, Santa Barbara_ President Biden denounces white nationalism as once-democratic countries around the world are threatened by increasing political support for this

ideology. July 26, 2022 Agata Mirowska, _Neoma Business School_; Raymond B. Chiu, _Redeemer University_, and Rick Hackett, _McMaster University_ For our societies to survive, we must take

action to figure out the psychology behind an attraction to tyrants — or we will be led in the future by fear-mongering, war-mongering tyrannical liars. July 22, 2022 Tim Bakken, _United

States Military Academy West Point_ With the exception of a few states, dereliction of a duty is mostly used in military law and does not apply to citizens, including US presidents. July 21,

2022 Amy Cooter, _Vanderbilt University_ Nationalist militia groups like the Oath Keepers have changed over the last several years – especially since the Capitol attack – in a few important

ways, generally becoming more extreme. July 13, 2022 Sara Kamali, _University of California, Santa Barbara_ A former Oath Keepers member testified during a congressional hearing that it was

time to stop mincing words about the Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol: ‘It was an armed revolution.’ July 7, 2022 Sandra Jeppesen, _Lakehead University_ Performance crime is the act of

filming while engaging in criminal activity. During the Jan. 6 capitol riots, insurrectionists uploaded performance crime videos and photos, incriminating themselves. July 6, 2022 Mackenzie

Hart, _Simon Fraser University_ and Garth Davies, _Simon Fraser University_ It’s been over a year since the Proud Boys were labelled a terrorist entity, but that hasn’t affected extremist

activities in Canada. June 10, 2022 Matthew Valasik, _University of Alabama_ and Shannon Reid, _University of North Carolina – Charlotte_ White supremacist groups seek to solidify their

control over the US by changing the government, sometimes by violence.