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Radical Right Conspiracy Theories Are A Threat To Democracy

In evaluating radical-right grand conspiracy theories, I confess to originally qualifying as an industrial chemist and declare my position as a skeptic in the tradition of the ‘father of chemistry’,…

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6 min

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Donald v. Democracy: Trump Takes Election Loss Like Defiant Dictator

As these words are written, US President Donald Trump and his supporters are challenging the results of the 2020 election; an outcome that has Trump losing to his Democratic challenger,…

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7 min

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“Infamy! Infamy! They’ve All Got It Infamy!”* The Paranoid Delusions of Radical Right Conspiracism

*Kenneth Williams as Caesar in Carry On Cleo (1964) Numerous online networks serve radical-right conspiracy theories. One of the highest profiles is QAnon, which alleges a ‘deep state’ conspiracy run…

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7 min

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What Happened to Trump’s Big, Beautiful Wall?

One of the best-known of Donald Trump’s many campaign promises in 2016 was that “he” would build a “big, beautiful wall” along America’s southern border with Mexico to prevent illegal…

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8 min

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America Is No Longer One Nation

Another American election has come and gone. And, once again, enlightened pundits on both sides of the Atlantic are scratching their heads. How is it possible that some 70 million…

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7 min

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The Multifaceted Threats Of The Radical Right

In a recent Safety Science article, George Boustras and I identify five main non-mutually exclusive and often overlapping ‘security’ categories: Political, economic and military threats: enemy states, armed conflict, revolution, insurgency, cyber-attacks,…

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Right Rising Podcast (Season One, Episode Six): The QAnon Conspiracy and Momfluencers

ABOUT THIS EPISODE Host: Augusta Dell’Omo Guest: Ashley Mattheis Guest Ashley Mattheis joins Right Rising to break down the QAnon conspiracy and its growth during the COVID-19 crisis. Along with…

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6 min

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America’s Other Pandemic: Conspiracy Theories

Judging by their prevalence and popularity, conspiratorial interpretations of political events seem to tap a basic need of many individuals in the US and other nations. The belief that nothing…

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18 min

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Donald Trump: The Worst Kind of Populist

Every year, the movers and shakers of our times come together for a few days in Davos, a swanky resort of literary fame in the Swiss Alps thanks to Thomas…

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5 min

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What will happen when America goes to the polls?

The United States is at a crossroads. As the nation faces elections on Nov. 3, its voters are being presented with one of the starkest, most consequential choices in memory.…

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Radical Right Conspiracy Theories Are A Threat To Democracy

Donald v. Democracy: Trump Takes Election Loss Like Defiant Dictator

“Infamy! Infamy! They’ve All Got It Infamy!”* The Paranoid Delusions of Radical Right Conspiracism

What Happened to Trump’s Big, Beautiful Wall?

America Is No Longer One Nation

The Multifaceted Threats Of The Radical Right

Right Rising Podcast (Season One, Episode Six): The QAnon Conspiracy and Momfluencers

America’s Other Pandemic: Conspiracy Theories

Donald Trump: The Worst Kind of Populist

What will happen when America goes to the polls?

Right Rising Podcast (Season One, Episode Eight): Women and Gender in the Extreme Right

Radical Right Conspiracy Theories Are A Threat To Democracy

What can former right-wing extremists tell us about radicalization and counter-radicalization?

Donald v. Democracy: Trump Takes Election Loss Like Defiant Dictator