Arie Perliger
@aperliger.bsky.social
Political violence I far-right extremism l security policy l extremist ideological misogyny I social networks l Editor in Chief - Democracy and Security.
UMASS Lowell School of Criminology and Justice Studies, CTSS, ICCT
UMASS Lowell School of Criminology and Justice Studies, CTSS, ICCT
I was happy to contribute to this piece at CBS Boston about the facilitators of political assassinations.
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22-year-old man charged with threatening to kill New Hampshire Gov. Kelly Ayotte
A 22-year-old man is in custody after police say he threatened to kill New Hampshire Gov. Kelly Ayotte.
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September 22, 2025 at 11:28 AM
I was happy to contribute to this piece at CBS Boston about the facilitators of political assassinations.
www.cbsnews.com/amp/boston/n...
www.cbsnews.com/amp/boston/n...
Excited to share my new piece on The Conversation, co-authored with the talented Catherine Jarry
theconversation.com/sourdough-an...
theconversation.com/sourdough-an...
Sourdough and submission in the name of God: How tradwife content fuses femininity with anti-feminist ideas
Tradwives influencers’ throw-back aesthetics mask a divisive ideology about women’s roles, two scholars of extremism explain.
theconversation.com
September 19, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Excited to share my new piece on The Conversation, co-authored with the talented Catherine Jarry
theconversation.com/sourdough-an...
theconversation.com/sourdough-an...
I was happy to contribute to the following piece on conspiracy theories in Wired Magazine -
www.wired.com/story/22-cel...
www.wired.com/story/22-cel...
One Vigilante, 22 Cell Tower Fires, and a World of Conspiracies
Inside the mind of the most prolific anti-5G arsonist in the world—and the incoherent, very online political violence of our era.
www.wired.com
September 19, 2025 at 11:25 AM
I was happy to contribute to the following piece on conspiracy theories in Wired Magazine -
www.wired.com/story/22-cel...
www.wired.com/story/22-cel...
I was happy to contribute to this AP piece on political assassinations apnews.com/article/char...
Blame game after acts of political violence can lead to further attacks, experts warn
From the moment conservative icon Charlie Kirk was felled by an assassin’s bullet, partisans have fought over who’s to blame for his death.
apnews.com
September 19, 2025 at 11:22 AM
I was happy to contribute to this AP piece on political assassinations apnews.com/article/char...
My interview with DW TV on the causes and implications of Kirk's assassination...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElsQ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElsQ...
How divisive US political actors are weaponizing Charlie Kirk's assassination | DW News
YouTube video by DW News
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September 19, 2025 at 11:20 AM
My interview with DW TV on the causes and implications of Kirk's assassination...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElsQ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElsQ...
I was happy to contribute to this piece on VOX about the implications of Kirk's assassination. www.vox.com/culture/4618...
A political violence scholar explains what the furor over Charlie Kirk’s killing is missing
What studying hundreds of political assassinations has revealed.
www.vox.com
September 19, 2025 at 11:15 AM
I was happy to contribute to this piece on VOX about the implications of Kirk's assassination. www.vox.com/culture/4618...
My interview with "The Conversation" on the implications and consequences of the assassination of Charlie Kirk.
theconversation.com/this-will-no...
theconversation.com/this-will-no...
‘This will not end here’: A scholar explains why Charlie Kirk’s killing could embolden political violence
Kirk’s killing reflects a broader political impasse in the US, where a significant percentage of the population supports political violence of some form.
theconversation.com
September 12, 2025 at 9:05 AM
My interview with "The Conversation" on the implications and consequences of the assassination of Charlie Kirk.
theconversation.com/this-will-no...
theconversation.com/this-will-no...
Reposted by Arie Perliger
Really great work by my friend @aperliger.bsky.social on settler violence in the West Bank — "fueled by a confluence of ideological fervor, opportunism and far-right Israelis’ political vision for the region." @us.theconversation.com theconversation.com/the-quiet-wa...
The quiet war: What’s fueling Israel’s surge of settler violence – and the lack of state response
Violence in the West Bank has intensified since the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel and the ensuing war in Gaza.
theconversation.com
July 31, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Really great work by my friend @aperliger.bsky.social on settler violence in the West Bank — "fueled by a confluence of ideological fervor, opportunism and far-right Israelis’ political vision for the region." @us.theconversation.com theconversation.com/the-quiet-wa...
My new op-ed on the current escalation in the West Bank and the facilitators of the settlers' militancy. theconversation.com/the-quiet-wa...
The quiet war: What’s fueling Israel’s surge of settler violence – and the lack of state response
Violence in the West Bank has intensified since the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel and the ensuing war in Gaza.
theconversation.com
July 31, 2025 at 12:39 PM
My new op-ed on the current escalation in the West Bank and the facilitators of the settlers' militancy. theconversation.com/the-quiet-wa...
My thoughts about the contemporary state of the American far-right: www.thesanfranciscoexperiencepodcast.com/american-zea...
American Zealots. Inside Domestic Right Wing Terrorism. Speaking with author Arie Perliger.
Tree of Life Synagogue Massacre in Pittsburgh
www.thesanfranciscoexperiencepodcast.com
July 17, 2025 at 3:56 PM
My thoughts about the contemporary state of the American far-right: www.thesanfranciscoexperiencepodcast.com/american-zea...
At Black Colleges, a Stubborn Gender Enrollment Gap Keeps Growing www.nytimes.com/2025/03/30/u...
At Black Colleges, a Stubborn Gender Enrollment Gap Keeps Growing
Only 19 percent of students at Howard University are Black men, whose enrollment levels at four-year colleges have plummeted across the board.
www.nytimes.com
March 30, 2025 at 1:25 PM
At Black Colleges, a Stubborn Gender Enrollment Gap Keeps Growing www.nytimes.com/2025/03/30/u...
Colleges Have to Be Much More Honest With Themselves
"Many of those who seek the protection of academic freedom today once denounced it as a tool of oppression."
speakers.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/29/opinion/college-universities-trump-policies.html?smid=bs-share
"Many of those who seek the protection of academic freedom today once denounced it as a tool of oppression."
speakers.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/29/opinion/college-universities-trump-policies.html?smid=bs-share
Opinion | Colleges Have to Be Much More Honest With Themselves
To rebuild trust and resist interference, universities must look within.
www.nytimes.com
March 30, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Colleges Have to Be Much More Honest With Themselves
"Many of those who seek the protection of academic freedom today once denounced it as a tool of oppression."
speakers.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/29/opinion/college-universities-trump-policies.html?smid=bs-share
"Many of those who seek the protection of academic freedom today once denounced it as a tool of oppression."
speakers.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/29/opinion/college-universities-trump-policies.html?smid=bs-share
Harvard just released a report from its graduating seniors. Only a third of them felt fully comfortable speaking about their honest views in class. This is what happens when faculty become political activists who exploit their classes for pure political indoctrination.
March 27, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Harvard just released a report from its graduating seniors. Only a third of them felt fully comfortable speaking about their honest views in class. This is what happens when faculty become political activists who exploit their classes for pure political indoctrination.
1/ I do not think I was ever so out of step with most of my academic colleagues. So here are some general thoughts that will explain why I think that so many of the reactions to (what many see as) the current collapse of the academic system are so full of hypocrisy. 🧵
March 24, 2025 at 7:00 PM
1/ I do not think I was ever so out of step with most of my academic colleagues. So here are some general thoughts that will explain why I think that so many of the reactions to (what many see as) the current collapse of the academic system are so full of hypocrisy. 🧵
Deborah Lipstadt: Why I Won’t Teach at Columbia
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Deborah Lipstadt: Why I Won’t Teach at Columbia
I was Biden’s antisemitism envoy. I had been considering an academic appointment at the Ivy League institution. Not anymore.
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March 2, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Deborah Lipstadt: Why I Won’t Teach at Columbia
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Well... let's try and see if it is indeed an upgrade over X...
January 31, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Well... let's try and see if it is indeed an upgrade over X...