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How Political Violence in America Changed: What 40 Years of Data Tell Us

From organized groups to lone actors radicalized online—and why the numbers are harder to track than you might think

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Taylor Darcy
Oct 29, 2025
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In 1995, when Timothy McVeigh bombed the federal building in Oklahoma City, he belonged to a loose network of anti-government militia groups that held meetings, published newsletters, and shared a clear ideology. When a white supremacist walked into a Buffalo supermarket in 2022 and killed ten people, he had never attend…

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