White Nationalism

Kathleen Belew: "Lone Wolf" Label Obscures Key Networks of Far Right Extremism

While hardly representative of all veterans, the far right in the 20th and 21st centuries has actively recruited former military members into their networks. 

The Threat of Christian Nationalism

by Kristin Du Mez

"Because Christian nationalists believe that God is on their side and that the fate of Christian America is at stake, among staunch adherents there is no space for compromise."

Erika Lee and Carol Anderson on Myths and Realities of Race in American History

"The problem we have in the United States is that we use these myths as a way to diminish the humanity and the citizenship of large sectors of our population and to then craft policies based on myths."

There's No Choice But to Fight for a Better America

by Siva Vaidhyanathan

"We often misdiagnose our current malady as one of 'polarization.' That’s wrong. We have one rogue, ethno-authoritarian party and one fairly stable and diverse party."

Ties Documented Between Legal Activist Challenging Affirmative Action and White Nationalists

by Jean Guerrero

Both the activists behind two Supreme Court cases challenging affirmative action and the funding network that supports them have close ties to overt white nationalists and anti-immigration leaders, suggesting that the lawsuits are less about fairness for all than about advantage for whites. 

There are No "Lone Wolves"

Building on the work of Kathleen Belew and others, the Times editorial board argues that recent episodes of racial terrorism are part of a global white nationalist movement. 

Broken Faith: What Must Christians Do About the White Nationalists Among Them?

by Anthea Butler

"Three major forces have combined to lead us perilously close to disaster: conspiracy theories, racial and historical panics, and the increasing language of spiritual warfare."

Bannon's Threat: An Army of Christian Nationalists

by Anthea Butler

As conservative churches feel free to intervene directly in politics, will the midterms be swayed by an army of evangelical poll-watchers and door-knockers? 

White Christian Nationalism is Out in the Open Now

by Annika Brockschmidt and Thomas Lecaque

The boundaries of acceptable discussions of the relationship of religion and civil authority and citizenship have shifted on the right as political candidates now treat the label "Christian nationalist" with defiance instead of denial, and deploy a mythical version of the past to justify their views.

The Court's Abortion Decision is Based in White Nationalist Myth

by Samira K. Mehta and Lauren MacIvor Thompson

The durable image of "motherhood and apple pie" is central to the myth of white Christian nationalism and part of the ideological impulse to strip away reproductive freedom. 

Doug Mastriano and the White Christian Nationalist Cult of the AR-15

by Thomas Lecaque

The Pennsylvania Republican nominee for governor has connections to a church that merges radical Christian nationalism with the trappings of the militia movement and a fetishism of assault rifles. 

"Great Replacement" Rhetoric has not Historically Been Out of Place in the Halls of Power

Mississippi Senator Theodore Bilbo published a book in 1947 declaring that the failure to ensure racial segregation and Anglo-Saxon supremacy would lead to the destruction of American civilization. 

Buffalo Shooting Exposes How History Shapes the Present

by Chad Williams

"Buffalo’s unique history of African American freedom, civil rights struggle and perseverance in the face of structural racism and economic neglect remind us of why Gendron targeted this particular community and why this shooting is especially heinous."

If GOP Cared About Kids, it Would Protect them From White Nationalist Recruitment Online

by Ibram X. Kendi

Why aren't conservatives up in arms about the "grooming" of white youth by white supremacists in online communities? 

The White Nationalist Fringe is Moving to the Center of the Republican Party

by Annika Brockschmidt

The embrace of the white nationalist right by the Republican Party is reflected in the fact that Marjorie Taylor Greene's political endorsement is, second to Trump's, the most sought-after for party candidates. 

American Orthodoxy Has a Lost Cause Problem

by Aram G. Sarkisian

"Scholars and other observers are noting the growing links between Orthodox Christianity and the American alt-right."

The Trump-Bannon Feud Sheds Light on the Direction of the Far Right

Nicole Hemmer explains to Post columnist Greg Sargent that Bannon represents an explicitly anti-democratic strain of nationalism that is separate from the political allegiance of many conservatives to Donald Trump. 

The History of the "Anti-White" Victim Mantra of White Supremacy

by Ibram X. Kendi

'"Anti-racism is anti-white' is the old and explosive mantra of avowed white supremacists. It has been their organizing vehicle, fueling their rage, fueling their backlashes, fueling their delusions."

Lipstadt "Taken Aback" by Antisemitic Symbols at Charlottesville

Deborah Lipstadt's testimony featured discussion of the historical content of antisemitism; her cross examination by defendant Christopher Caldwell included crass questions about Holocaust jokes.

Racist "Replacement" Theory Goes Mainstream

"White replacement theory" posits the existence of a plot to change America's racial composition by methodically enacting policies that reduce white Americans' political power. It's moved from the fringes of the hard right to the mainstream of conservative media and some Republican politicians.