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  • 7 Trends in Online Extremism to Look Out for in 2022

    7 Trends in Online Extremism to Look Out for in 2022

    It’s now been well over a year since a horde of pro-Donald Trump rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol, trying and failing to return the former president to office. Slowly but surely, the nation has settled into a new normal. So too have the perpetrators’ ideological allies, ranging from the street-brawling Proud Boys to QAnon conspiracy…


  • What Is the Most Damaging Conspiracy Theory in History?

    What Is the Most Damaging Conspiracy Theory in History?

    Not every conspiracy theory is de facto bad. Vast forces really are colluding against us, with varying degrees of intent. It is when these forces are misidentified — when blame is pinned on people equally helpless, or people who are totally made up — that things can spin out of control. The events of January…