"White Nationalist Body Count Swells, and Trump’s DHS Retreats" 04/02/2019 The Department of Homeland Security’s decision to disband its group of domestic terrorism intelligence analysts effectively ends the agency’s role in providing assessments of white nationalist threats to law enforcement, I write in my latest article for the Daily Beast. Photo: Win McNamee/Getty
The Department of Homeland Security’s decision to disband its group of domestic terrorism intelligence analysts effectively ends the agency’s role in providing assessments of white nationalist threats to law enforcement, I write in my latest article for the Daily Beast. Photo: Win McNamee/Getty
"Downplaying The Threat Of White Supremacy, Trump Admin Cries 'Eco-Terrorism'” 03/27/2019 President Trump didn't have much to say about the New Zealand massacre of 50 Muslims. But key administration officials sure did, describing the killer as an "eco-terrorist" — a patent falsehood, and very probably a deliberate lie. Photos: Gage Skidmore
President Trump didn't have much to say about the New Zealand massacre of 50 Muslims. But key administration officials sure did, describing the killer as an "eco-terrorist" — a patent falsehood, and very probably a deliberate lie. Photos: Gage Skidmore
"Aided By Trump, The Radical Right Resurrects Agenda 21 Conspiracy Theory" 02/26/2019 The conspiracy-addled nuts in the Oath Keepers are fanning the flames of anti-environmentalism, aided and abetted by President Trump's equally addled claim that climate change is a hoax. Artwork By Rantt Media Production Designer Madison Anderson
The conspiracy-addled nuts in the Oath Keepers are fanning the flames of anti-environmentalism, aided and abetted by President Trump's equally addled claim that climate change is a hoax. Artwork By Rantt Media Production Designer Madison Anderson
Atlanta Jewish Film Festival Panel: "Alt-Right: Age of Rage" 02/18/2019 I joined Shannon Martinez of the Free Radicals Project and journalist Art Harris for a panel discussion after a well-attended showing of Adam Bhala Lough's "Alt-Right: Age of Rage." Shannon discussed her repudiation of white nationalism, while Art spoke of some of his experiences covering the radical right and I offered some thoughts about the future. Many thanks to the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival, which brought me to Atlanta for the event.
I joined Shannon Martinez of the Free Radicals Project and journalist Art Harris for a panel discussion after a well-attended showing of Adam Bhala Lough's "Alt-Right: Age of Rage." Shannon discussed her repudiation of white nationalism, while Art spoke of some of his experiences covering the radical right and I offered some thoughts about the future. Many thanks to the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival, which brought me to Atlanta for the event.
"In Memphis, A Battle Over The First KKK Leader’s Statue" 01/31/2019 Descendants of Nathan Bedford Forrest say removal of the Confederate general's statue from a Memphis park has embarrassed and humiliated them, and they're suing. In a piece published by both Rantt Media and the Centre for Analysis of the Radical Right, I point out the obvious: They should be embarrassed and humiliated by the man Forrest was, not by the removal of his monument.
Descendants of Nathan Bedford Forrest say removal of the Confederate general's statue from a Memphis park has embarrassed and humiliated them, and they're suing. In a piece published by both Rantt Media and the Centre for Analysis of the Radical Right, I point out the obvious: They should be embarrassed and humiliated by the man Forrest was, not by the removal of his monument.
"That Was Fast: The Racist Right Sours on Trump" 12/22/2018 Two years after celebrating the election of Donald Trump, the radical right is riven by splits and a fading loyalty to the president. I explain in a Daily Beast article. Photo Illustration by Elizabeth Brockway/The Daily Beast
Two years after celebrating the election of Donald Trump, the radical right is riven by splits and a fading loyalty to the president. I explain in a Daily Beast article. Photo Illustration by Elizabeth Brockway/The Daily Beast
Fair Observer: "The Radical Roots of Trump Talk" 12/18/2018 From their lips to his ear: In my first piece in the Fair Observer, I look at how Donald Trump often draws his more far-fetched ideas and conspiracy theories from the far fringes of the radical right.
From their lips to his ear: In my first piece in the Fair Observer, I look at how Donald Trump often draws his more far-fetched ideas and conspiracy theories from the far fringes of the radical right.
Speech: "News, 'Fake News' and Democracy in America" 11/07/2018 I gave an hour-long talk on so-called "fake news" in the age of Donald Trump and "alternative facts" in Montpelier, Vt., close to where I grew up. Many thanks to the Vermont Humanities Council and host Kellogg-Hubbard Library for the invitation and the terrific audience! The talk, at the local Unitarian Church, was underwritten by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation in partnership with Pulitzer Prizes.
I gave an hour-long talk on so-called "fake news" in the age of Donald Trump and "alternative facts" in Montpelier, Vt., close to where I grew up. Many thanks to the Vermont Humanities Council and host Kellogg-Hubbard Library for the invitation and the terrific audience! The talk, at the local Unitarian Church, was underwritten by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation in partnership with Pulitzer Prizes.
"The Curious Case of Daryl Davis, the Black Man Befriending Members of the KKK" 09/02/2018 I take a critical look at Daryl Davis, who has made "friends" with -- and in two cases, testified for -- a bevy of Klan leaders, all in the name of combating racism. It's not a story you'll find in most accounts this self-styled crusader. Photo: Matt McClain/Getty
I take a critical look at Daryl Davis, who has made "friends" with -- and in two cases, testified for -- a bevy of Klan leaders, all in the name of combating racism. It's not a story you'll find in most accounts this self-styled crusader. Photo: Matt McClain/Getty
"To Russia With Love: U.S. Extremists Are Mad About Vlad" 08/22/2018 In my latest Daily Beast piece, I take a look at the white supremacist League of the South's love affair with Russia and Vladimir Putin, along with some of the history and reasons why. A version of the piece is also published at the Centre for Analysis of the Radical Right, where I'm currently a Senior Fellow. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY LYNE LUCIEN/THE DAILY BEAST
In my latest Daily Beast piece, I take a look at the white supremacist League of the South's love affair with Russia and Vladimir Putin, along with some of the history and reasons why. A version of the piece is also published at the Centre for Analysis of the Radical Right, where I'm currently a Senior Fellow. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY LYNE LUCIEN/THE DAILY BEAST
