We continue our conversation about political extremism by talking about right wing extremism. It comes in all shapes and sizes but I look at the alt-right and anti-government movements in particular.

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Sources:

• Pitcavage, M. (2019). Surveying the landscape of the American far right. Program on Extremism, The George Washington University. https://extremism.gwu.edu/sites/g/files/zaxdzs5746/files/Surveying%20The%20Landscape%20of%20the%20American%20Far%20Right_0.pdf Accessed Dec. 4, 2025.
• Southern Poverty Law Center. (n.d.). Alt-Right. https://www.splcenter.org/resources/extremist-files/alt-right/. Accessed Dec. 6, 2025.
• Bloodworth, J. (2023). Trumpism’s paleoconservative roots and dealignment. Journal of Right-Wing Studies, Vol 1. No. 1. University of California Berkeley. https://doi.org/10.5070/RW3.1502. Accessed Dec. 3, 2025.
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• From alt right to alt lite: Naming the hate. (2017). Anti-Defamation League. https://www.adl.org/resources/backgrounder/alt-right-alt-lite-naming-hate. Accessed Dec. 7, 2025.
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• Walsh, D. A. (2021). The FBI calls it an ‘extremist militia.’ What exactly is ‘this is Texas Freedom Force?’. Texas Public Radio. https://www.tpr.org/texas/2021-01-31/the-fbi-calls-it-an-extremist-militia-what-exactly-is-this-is-texas-freedom-force. Accessed Dec. 11, 2025.
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• Far-right terrorism in the United States. (n.d.) Council on Foreign Relations. https://www.cfr.org/timeline/far-right-terrorism-united-states. Accessed Dec. 6, 2025.
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• Texas man sentenced for antisemitic hate crime after seeking to burn down synagogue. (2023). U.S. Department of Justice Archives. https://www.justice.gov/archives/opa/pr/texas-man-sentenced-antisemitic-hate-crime-after-seeking-burn-down-synagogue. Accessed Dec. 11, 2025.
• Moore, R. (2025). Walmart mass shooter pleads guilty in El Paso court, gets life sentence. El Paso Matters. https://elpasomatters.org/2025/04/21/patrick-crusius-guilty-life-in-prison-sentence-aug-3-2019-walmart-mass-shooting/. Accessed Dec. 11, 2025.
• Army veteran Bradley Bunn sentenced to time served after pleading guilty to possessing pipe bombs in loveland home. (2021). CBS News. https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/bradley-bunn-guilty-possessing-pipe-bombs-loveland/. Accessed Dec. 11, 2025.
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Extra content for the curious:

• Racism, hatred and terror – The global network of rightwing extremists | DW Documentary. (2025). DW Documentary YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zV4H4R3Y788. Accessed Dec. 3 2025.