The Conversation

Right‑wing extremist violence is more frequent and more deadly than left‑wing violence − what the data shows

After the Sept. 10, 2025, assassination of conservative political activist Charlie Kirk, President Donald Trump claimed that radical leftist groups foment political violence in the U.S., and “they ...
Poynter

JD Vance blames the left for political violence. Decades of data tell another story.

Following the September assassination of conservative influencer Charlie Kirk, President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance have shaped their political agenda by blaming the left for political ...
Miami Herald

Political violence from the left or right? Poll shows what Americans worry about

According to a new survey, Americans express roughly the same level of concern over left- and right-wing violence. Photo from Kristina Volgenau, UnSplash Americans express roughly equal levels of ...
Miami Herald

Right-wing violence outpaced left-wing attacks for 30 years — until now, study finds

For the first time in 30 years, left-wing political violence has outpaced right-wing attacks, according to a new CSIS study. It comes after Charlie Kirk, a conservative activist, was assassinated in ...

Can Security Concerns Shift Another Latin American Country to the Right?

Colombia’s leftist candidate for president leads in polls, but his main rival — a far-right outsider who calls himself “The Tiger” — has gained momentum.
The Times of Israel

UK holds local elections, with left- and right-wing populist parties expected to surge

Polls show PM Starmer's Labour losing ground amid discontent and Epstein scandal, pushing Polanski's anti-Israel Greens and ...
Pew Research Center

Right-Wing Populism in the Decade Since Brexit

The results of the June 23, 2016, Brexit vote were a shock to many in the United Kingdom and elsewhere. By a 52%-48% margin, ...