Left-wing terrorism is up; right-wing violence down. What’s going on?
Over on the Blue Blaze SubStack, our Visiting Fellow Dan Byman reviews research indicating a surprising shift in US political violence.
The unexpected rise of left-wing terrorism in 2025 underscores that extremist violence in the United States is not static, nor is it monopolized by one end of the spectrum. Explaining why violence shifts at a particular time is difficult however, especially using short-term data to make longer-term judgments.
Read here.
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