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June 2026

The Left-Wing Threat: What Data Shows, and What It Does Not

May 2026

A University President Says the WHCA Dinner Shooting Reveals a 'Moral Crisis' in Higher Education. Extremism Researchers Say It's More Complicated Than That.

April 2026

Government Shouldn't Be Important Enough To Fight Over
The numbers on US political violence
To Counter Rising Political Violence, America Needs to Reinforce Its Early Warning Infrastructure
Attempted Trump attack renews debate over political violence
Attempted Trump attack renews debate over political violence

February 2026

The Violent Rise of CJNG Detailed in Infographic Project
Mexico’s Big Cartel Win Also Risks More Violence Ahead
Who was ‘El Mencho,’ the Mexican drug lord whose death sparked violence?
Who are the Jalisco New Generation Cartel and why are they so feared?
Politically Motivated Killers: 51 Years of Terrorist Murders on US Soil, 1975–2025
Swiss becomes first woman to head chemical weapons body

November 2025

Looking Back on the Deadliest Terror Attacks in the United States

October 2025

Threat Level Orange: U.S. Cities With the Most Reported Terrorism
Ontario’s high school curriculum downplays jihad, ignores history of terror
Rutgers professor who received death threats moves classes online, is leaving for Europe

September 2025

Left-wing actors responsible for more attacks this year, report says
Trump targets domestic terrorists — but only mentions the ‘radical left’
Trump, Vance fault Democrats after shooting at Dallas ICE facility
Trump Has Declared Antifa a 'Major Terrorist Organization,' but Experts Say It Isn't an Actual Group
The Dangerous Echo of Polarized Voices
Trump moves to classify antifa as domestic terrorist organization
Trump's plan to label antifa a "terrorist organization" likely to face legal hurdles: "You can't prosecute an ideology"
Can Trump designate antifa as a ‘major terrorist organization?’ Here’s what we know
America's moral descent: The rise of violence against those we disagree with
‘We Will Do It in Charlie’s Name’
Right-wing extremist violence is more frequent and more deadly than left-wing violence − what the data shows
Americans believe harsh political rhetoric is fueling violence, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds
USA enters the era of violent populism: "the nation is broken, nothing can unite us"
Trump officials reportedly ask Congress for $58m in security after Kirk shooting
Charlie Kirk’s murder is the latest example of violence tearing through American politics
Charlie Kirk’s death raises fears of ‘beginning of a darker chapter’ for US violence
In wake of Charlie Kirk shooting, see how political violence has increased in past year
Rising political violence targets government entities and staff, experts warn
A divided America and its searing spiral of violence - the new normal?
After Charlie Kirk's death, Trump Jr. falsely claims trans people more dangerous than al-Qaeda
Does the Charlie Kirk assassination qualify as terrorism under U.S. law?
Nation on edge: Experts warn of 'vicious spiral' in political violence after Kirk killing
Charlie Kirk’s assassination highlights a history of political violence in the U.S.
Charlie Kirk’s fatal shooting latest act of US political violence
Minneapolis Shooting Sparks Wave of Anti-Trans Hate Online
DOJ weighs firearm restrictions for transgender Americans after Minnesota church shooting
Trump Admin Reportedly Considers Revoking Trans People's Right to Own Guns. Only 0.1% of Mass Shooters Are Transgender
Where Developing Nations Prone to Transnational Terrorism Stand in Foreign Aid and FDI

August 2025

No, there is not an 'epidemic' of shootings by trans people
Mike Johnson, RFK Jr. attack trans people in wake of Minneapolis school shooting

June 2025

Anti-terrorism post given to MAGA loyalist isn't important, Trump officials say
How DOGE destroyed a key piece of U.S. counterterrorism and Trump made it worse
How Boulder Attack Could Boost Trump's War on 'Hostile Migration'