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May 30, 2026

The Threat Americans Ignore—Say Patriarchy

Cynthia Miller-IdrissPsychology Today

May 20, 2026

We analysed the TikTok history of 142 men. Here’s what it taught us about the manosphere

Cynthia Miller-IdrissThe Conversation

May 20, 2026

San Diego mosque suspects’ writings reveal influence of online extremism

Cynthia Miller-IdrissNBC News

May 14, 2026

Counterterrorism Czar’s Blueprint Targets Leftists, Ignores Far-Right Violence

Cynthia Miller-IdrissProPublica

May 5, 2026

Are Democrats growing more accepting of political violence?

Mike JensenPolitiFact

May 4, 2026

A University President Says WHCA Dinner Shooting Reveals a ‘Moral Crisis’. Extremism Researchers Say It’s More Complicated Than That.

Cynthia Miller-IdrissUniversity Herald

May 2, 2026

What’s driving political violence, and what will quell it

PERIL (General)Times Free Press

May 2, 2026

PERIL Launches Tool to Track Rising Wave of Nihilistic Violent Extremism

Bill Braniff, Mike JensenHomeland Security Today

May 1, 2026

American University’s PERIL Launches Innovative Tool

Bill Braniff, Mike JensenAmerican University

May 1, 2026

Trump gutted the very programs designed to protect him

Bill BraniffLowy Institute

May 1, 2026

What’s driving political violence, and what will quell it

PERIL (General)Citrus County Chronicle

April 30, 2026

The Era of Normie Extremism Is Here

Cynthia Miller-IdrissThe Atlantic

April 30, 2026

Latest Attack Threatening President Trump Reflects Rising Political Violence in US

PERIL (General)The Fulcrum

April 29, 2026

How Misogyny Fuels Extremism

Cynthia Miller-IdrissJonathan Jacobs

April 28, 2026

Segregation Rebranded: All-White Settlements vs. Fair Housing

Cynthia Miller-IdrissJustice Above All

April 28, 2026

With no radical footprint, what drove suspect to try and assassinate Trump?

Cynthia Miller-IdrissNPR

April 27, 2026

Gunman’s pre-attack message reveals plan details

Cynthia Miller-IdrissWay Too Early

April 27, 2026

How ‘conflict entrepreneurs’ are inflaming US political violence

Bill BraniffFinancial Times

April 19, 2026

The Overlooked Driver of Extremism

Cynthia Miller-IdrissLegal AF

April 14, 2026

AU’s new JLC course teaches violent extremism prevention

Bill Braniff, Katie SpannThe Eagle

April 14, 2026

Deep Dive: A Look Into the Life and Career of Bill Braniff

Bill BraniffTerrorism and Political Violence

March 24, 2026

Why Conspiracies and Propaganda Fuel Violent Extremism

Bill Braniff, Cynthia Miller-IdrissThe Contrarian

March 23, 2026

How Misogyny Can Lead to Extremism

Pasha Dashtgard, Amee WurzbergSecurity Management

March 18, 2026

Prevention in Practice: Tackling Online Extremism & Radicalization

Bill BraniffCELL

March 16, 2026

Polarization & Why Bridging Divides Starts With Us

Pasha DashtgardMindbridge

March 15, 2026

From Political Polarization to Bridging Divides

Pasha DashtgardPsychology Today

March 14, 2026

Extremism expert warns of growing terror threat in the U.S. as Iran war escalates

Cynthia Miller-IdrissCNN

March 14, 2026

Investigators in the U.S. examine if recent targeted attacks are linked to the Iran war

Bill BraniffNPR

March 12, 2026

Political violence in the US is rising

Mike JensenAHCJ

March 11, 2026

Mamdani walks fine line between his identity and politics in wake of attempted ISIS-inspired attack

Bill BraniffCNN

March 11, 2026

The Men are Not All Right

Cynthia Miller-IdrissFeminism NOW

March 9, 2026

Meme Culture and Extremism of the Alt-Right

Cynthia Miller-IdrissSons of Patriarchy

March 5, 2026

Online universe of hate, gore, death is easy for kids to access. Why?

Bill BraniffMilwaukee Journal Sentinel

March 5, 2026

Hala Furst to Help Guide PERIL–Bedrock Merger as Vice Chair

Hala V. FurstHomeland Security Today

March 4, 2026

Internet Extremism Fighters Try Stopping Violence By Helping Local Officials

Bill BraniffBloomberg

February 27, 2026

Author lectures on misogyny and extremism

Cynthia Miller-IdrissENN

February 27, 2026

Cynthia Miller-Idriss, “Man Up: The New Misogyny and the Rise of Violent Extremism”

Cynthia Miller-IdrissNew Books in Gender

February 23, 2026

Weaponized Masculinity

Cynthia Miller-IdrissAmerican University

February 20, 2026

The Violence We Can Prevent

Hala V. FurstPantsuit Politics (Substack)

February 16, 2026

Trump’s Sick Campaign to Gamify Violence

Pasha DashtgardThe New Republic

February 12, 2026

Elon Musk posted about race almost every day in January

Bill BraniffThe Guardian

February 9, 2026

Misogyny Is Rising in U.S. Classrooms. Where Is the National Response?

Pasha DashtgardMs. Magazine

February 3, 2026

Lawfare Daily: Misogyny and Violent Extremism with Cynthia Miller-Idriss

Cynthia Miller-IdrissLawfare

January 29, 2026

ICE: The Epitome of Toxic Masculinity

Cynthia Miller-IdrissThe Contrarian

January 28, 2026

ICE Violence Is Fueled by Misogyny and White Nationalism

Cynthia Miller-IdrissMother Jones

January 27, 2026

How Misogyny and White Nationalism Converge in ICE Enforcement

Cynthia Miller-IdrissMs. Magazine

January 19, 2026

Rx For Youth Radicalization: “Pre-Bunking”

Cynthia Miller-IdrissNew Haven Independent

January 19, 2026

‘Far-right violence is now official US government policy and practice’

Cynthia Miller-IdrissLe Monde

January 16, 2026

Cynthia Miller-Idriss’s Man Up

Cynthia Miller-IdrissSigns

January 16, 2026

Labor Department accused of echoing Nazi slogan in social media post

Bill BraniffCNBC

January 16, 2026

Some Trump administration social media posts mirror extremist rhetoric

Cynthia Miller-IdrissNBC News

January 15, 2026

Administration Social Media Posts Echo White Supremacist Messaging

Bill BraniffThe New York Times

January 12, 2026

Trump administration’s posts echo rhetoric linked to extremist groups

Cynthia Miller-IdrissPBS News Hour

January 8, 2026

The Greatest Danger is Silence

Cynthia Miller-IdrissAn.schläge Vienna Magazine

December 30, 2025

Man Up; Misogyny & Violent Political Extremism

Cynthia Miller-IdrissCommunity Voices

December 17, 2025

Through the Prism with Cynthia Miller-Idriss

Cynthia Miller-IdrissEinhorn Collaborative | Through the Prism

December 16, 2025

Misogyny drives all types of violence — not just against women

Cynthia Miller-IdrissKERA | Think

December 12, 2025

‘Reminded of what we’ve lost’: Hortman tribute will be reminder to deescalate Capitol rhetoric

Bill BraniffMinnesota Public Radio News

December 12, 2025

The Far Right’s Gender Playbook

Cynthia Miller-IdrissProject Syndicate

December 11, 2025

States up security for lawmakers after high-profile assassinations

Bill BraniffNPR - All Things Considered

December 10, 2025

Misogyny and the Manosphere Explained

Cynthia Miller-IdrissHealthy Screen Habits

December 6, 2025

Misogyny, Racism, Power: Connecting the Dots in the Violent Far Right

Cynthia Miller-IdrissMs. Magazine

December 5, 2025

Can You Save a Groyper From Himself?

Pasha DashtgardSlate

December 5, 2025

National Violence & Harassment ‘This Is the Blind Spot in Extremism Research’: Cynthia Miller-Idriss on Misogyny, Gender and Violence

Cynthia Miller-IdrissMs. Magazine

December 4, 2025

Making the Invisible Visible: How Misogyny Is Driving Rising Political Violence

Cynthia Miller-IdrissMs. Magazine

December 2, 2025

How Distrust Fuels Extremism

Cynthia Miller-IdrissHow to Fix Democracy

December 1, 2025

Violence, Racism and Antisemitism: It All Starts With Women

Cynthia Miller-IdrissSydney Morning Herald

November 26, 2025

Helly Hansen is the new uniform of choice for neo-Nazis. Why?

Cynthia Miller-IdrissSydney Morning Herald

November 26, 2025

Algorithms’ Identity-Shaping Power

Cynthia Miller-IdrissNewdle

November 25, 2025

State lawmakers grapple with rise in threats

Bill BraniffThe Hill

November 24, 2025

ABC Sydney Mornings

Cynthia Miller-IdrissSydney Mornings

November 24, 2025

‘It’s a major predictor’: New book explores link between misogyny and violent extremism

Cynthia Miller-IdrissRadio National Breakfast

November 22, 2025

Deep friendships often fade when boys become men. We need a culture shift, for the good of us all

Cynthia Miller-IdrissThe Globe and Mail

November 21, 2025

Why Trump’s ‘quiet, piggy’ comment should be seen as a warning

Cynthia Miller-IdrissMS Now

November 21, 2025

‘Quiet, piggy’ wasn’t a joke

Cynthia Miller-IdrissLA Times

November 21, 2025

The online clip factory that’s radicalizing teen boys

JJ WestSalon

November 10, 2025

Man Up and the New Misogyny

Cynthia Miller-IdrissDeep Dive Podcast

October 28, 2025

“They self medicate on ideology, hate, even vengeance”

Bill BraniffChuck Todd Show

October 28, 2025

If You Can Keep It: Trump, hate speech, and free speech

Cynthia Miller-IdrissWAMU 1A

October 24, 2025

Join your neighbors in building stronger, safer communities together

Bryce KobeLansing County Journal

October 22, 2025

Confronting a Rise in Misogyny and Violent Extremism Online and Off

Cynthia Miller-IdrissPen America

October 21, 2025

Correctly Assessing Left-Wing Terrorism and Political Violence in the United States

Mike JensenJust Security

October 19, 2025

DHS issued a call to ‘remigrate.’ Here’s the history of the term often associated with far-right groups

Cynthia Miller-IdrissCNN

October 16, 2025

The Business of Masculinity

Pasha DashtgardWhite Picket Fence

October 16, 2025

More to say about DOGE and Violence Prevention

Hala V. FurstPantsuit Politics (Substack)

October 16, 2025

Is there a link between online gaming communities and violence? An expert weighs in

Cynthia Miller-IdrissNPR

October 15, 2025

Brands can’t choose their customers. So what happens when extremists wear their clothes?

Cynthia Miller-IdrissCNN

October 15, 2025

The not-so secret language of fascist fashion

Cynthia Miller-IdrissThe Guardian

October 14, 2025

Antisemitism and Jewish Safety

Seth LimmerNexus

October 13, 2025

Psychological Inoculation: Protecting Freedom of Thought Against Manipulation

Daniel RelihanHomeland Security Today

October 10, 2025

Hand in fist: Attachment to the nation and tolerance for white supremacist violence

Victoria GurevichJournal of Peace Research

October 1, 2025

There’s a growing number of Americans who think violence might be necessary to get the country back on track

Cynthia Miller-IdrissPBS News Hour

September 30, 2025

The Rising Toll of Targeted Violence: Prevention Through Behavioral Threat Assessment and Management

Theo WarnerHomeland Security Today

September 29, 2025

Online radicalization, extremism and the efforts to recruit American youth

Pasha DashtgardNPR

September 28, 2025

“Set up for failure”

Cynthia Miller-IdrissSue Lani Madsen

September 26, 2025

Doxxing campaign targets local Kirk critics

Cynthia Miller-IdrissMSR Multimedia

September 25, 2025

Trump targets domestic terrorists – but only mentions the ‘radical left’

Bill BraniffThe Washington Post

September 25, 2025

Incel Narrative (In)consistency: The Violent Rhetoric of Black Pill Misogyny

Fielding MontgomeryThe Washington Post

September 25, 2025

How Misogyny Fuels Political Violence

Cynthia Miller-IdrissDemocracy Works Podcast

September 25, 2025

The link between misogyny and violent extremism

Cynthia Miller-IdrissWAMU 1A

September 24, 2025

Mobilizing Against the Manosphere

Pasha DashtgardSocial Work Today

September 23, 2025

Trump Has Declared Antifa a ‘Major Terrorist Organization,’ but Experts Say It Isn’t an Actual Group

Cynthia Miller-IdrissPEOPLE

September 21, 2025

Trump cannot legally designate Antifa as terrorist organization in US

Cynthia Miller-IdrissBiz Chosun

September 20, 2025

The ‘incredibly dangerous’ conspiracy theory becoming increasingly mainstream on the right

Cynthia Miller-IdrissMSNBC with Ali Velshi

September 19, 2025

Man Up Podcast: You Will Not Replace Us – With Amy Spitalnick

Cynthia Miller-IdrissJewish Council For Public Affairs

September 19, 2025

Trump Declared Antifa a Terrorist Group in 2020, Will This Time Turn Out Differently?

Cynthia Miller-IdrissRed State

September 19, 2025

Antifa Isn’t An Organization, But An Excuse

Cynthia Miller-IdrissSimple Justice: A Criminal Justice Blog

September 19, 2025

The woman behind the rise in Democratic governors

Cynthia Miller-IdrissPolitico

September 18, 2025

Can Trump Actually Designate Antifa a Terrorist Group? Here Are the Facts.

Cynthia Miller-IdrissThe New York Times

September 18, 2025

PBS Firing Line: Cynthia Miller-Idriss

Cynthia Miller-IdrissPBS Firing Line

September 18, 2025

Extremism expert Cynthia-Miller Idriss addressing the shooting of Charlie Kirk

Cynthia Miller-IdrissPBS Firing Line

September 18, 2025

The Real Reason Jimmy Kimmel Got Pulled From ABC

Cynthia Miller-IdrissKatie Couric Media

September 18, 2025

The Just Security Podcast: Misogyny’s Role in Violent Extremism

Cynthia Miller-IdrissJust Security

September 17, 2025

From scrolling to violence: How to dilute ‘feed poison’

Cynthia Miller-IdrissNewsNation

September 17, 2025

Want to stop political violence? Start by addressing hostile sexism.

Cynthia Miller-IdrissThe 19th

September 17, 2025

How Tradwives Use Sexism, Racism, and Transphobia to Police Other Women

Cynthia Miller-IdrissTeenVogue

September 17, 2025

How Charlie Kirk’s Killer Poisoned Everyone With Meme-Slop

Cynthia Miller-IdrissPolitico

September 17, 2025

Right Wing Watch: Hiding the Evidence

Cynthia Miller-IdrissPeople For

September 17, 2025

PBS: ‘Conservatives Doxxing’ Kirk Ghouls vs. ‘Citizen Investigators’ Hunting J6ers

Cynthia Miller-IdrissNewsbusters

September 17, 2025

How do we define the patriarchy in 2025? Professor Cynthia Miller-Idriss Weighs In

Cynthia Miller-IdrissStylist

September 17, 2025

In Man Up, Cynthia Miller-Idriss Leans In

Cynthia Miller-IdrissAmerican University

September 16, 2025

How Misogyny Fuels Violent Extremism

Cynthia Miller-IdrissJust Security

September 16, 2025

The sinister side of ‘brainrot’ and other AI takeaways from Pittsburgh’s Eradicate Hate summit

Daniel RelihanPittsburgh's Public Source

September 16, 2025

Charlie Kirk shooting: Why kill him?

Bill BraniffCBC News

September 16, 2025

Let’s Not Forget the Primary Prevention of Domestic Terrorism

Seth LimmerHS Today

September 16, 2025

FRAMING REMARKS by Dr. Cynthia Miller-Idriss

Cynthia Miller-IdrissThe Soufan Center

September 15, 2025

If You Can Keep It: The shadow of political violence

Cynthia Miller-IdrissNPR

September 15, 2025

Book Talk: Cynthia Miller-Idriss — Man Up – with Rachel Louise Snyder

Cynthia Miller-IdrissPolitics and Prose

September 15, 2025

Is political violence in the US about to get worse?

Cynthia Miller-IdrissBorealis Threat and Risk Consulting

September 14, 2025

Charlie Kirk’s death raises fears of ‘beginning of a darker chapter’ for US violence

Bill BraniffThe Guardian

September 13, 2025

Extremism scholar on rhetoric’s role in political violence

Cynthia Miller-Idriss13 PBS

September 13, 2025

Donald Trump and the Rise of Political Violence

Cynthia Miller-IdrissThe Fulcrum

September 13, 2025

Why Misogyny May Be America’s Most Dangerous Ideology: The Role of the Manosphere in Political Assassinations and Mass Shootings

Cynthia Miller-IdrissKeen on America Substack

September 13, 2025

Search for Motive in Killing of Charlie Kirk Intensifies

Cynthia Miller-IdrissCNN

September 13, 2025

Extremism scholar analyzes influence of rhetoric on political violence

Cynthia Miller-IdrissPBS News Hour

September 12, 2025

Charlie Kirk’s death again raises question: Why is political violence increasing?

Bill BraniffPennlive

September 12, 2025

Experts warn of rising political violence, urge action

Bill BraniffFox8 New Orleans

September 12, 2025

The follow-up to Charlie Kirk shooting

Bill BraniffNoosphere

September 12, 2025

Meet The Press Now 1 on 1 with PERIL’s Cynthia Miller-Idriss on Charlie Kirk shooting

Cynthia Miller-IdrissNBC Meet the Press

September 11, 2025

What can be done to curb political violence in the U.S.? | Power & Politics

Bill BraniffCBC News

September 11, 2025

‘A critical moment to stop the tinderbox from exploding’: political violence expert on Charlie Kirk shooting

Cynthia Miller-IdrissCNN

September 11, 2025

The American Fracture: Gun Violence and Political Extremism

Cynthia Miller-IdrissMedium

September 11, 2025

Charlie Kirk’s death again raises question: Why is political violence increasing?

Cynthia Miller-IdrissPennlive

September 11, 2025

Professor William Braniff interview on Charlie Kirk death

Bill BraniffWUSA9

September 11, 2025

Intelligence Project leader working for global solutions to hate, extremism at UN opening

Cynthia Miller-IdrissSPLC

September 10, 2025

Is extremism on the rise?

Cynthia Miller-IdrissForbidden Conversations

September 10, 2025

America enters a new age of political violence

Bill BraniffThe Washington Post

September 9, 2025

Trump Downplays Domestic Violence As A ‘Little Fight’ In Defense Of D.C. Police Takeover

Cynthia Miller-IdrissBlack Enterprise

September 8, 2025

Trump downplays domestic disturbances as he touts D.C. crime reduction

Cynthia Miller-IdrissThe Washington Post

September 4, 2025

Did Minneapolis Catholic shooter’s trans identity fuel ‘anti-Christian’ hate?

Cynthia Miller-IdrissThe Kansas City Star

September 2, 2025

“It’s Like Dopamine: Extremely Normal”

Cynthia Miller-IdrissUSA Today

September 2, 2025

‘It’s like dopamine.’ Why lonely young men are turning to influencers like Andrew Tate

Cynthia Miller-IdrissUSA Today

September 2, 2025

Pop Princess 101: Sabrina Carpenter’s new album isn’t the feminist serve you think it is

Cynthia Miller-IdrissTufts Daily

August 29, 2025

Researchers shift tactics to tackle extremism as public health threat

Pasha Dashtgard, Pete Kurtz-GlovasMichigan Advance

August 28, 2025

Inside “Return to the Land”: The Whites-Only Settlement Under Investigation in Arkansas

Cynthia Miller-IdrissKatie Couric Media

August 18, 2025

Meme coins and misogyny: What the dildo-throwing trend at WNBA games can teach us

Pasha DashtgardThe 19th

August 15, 2025

Extremism expert discusses evolving faces of misogyny and political violence

Cynthia Miller-IdrissAlabama Political Reporter

August 12, 2025

CDC shooting highlights risks of public health misinformation

Bill BraniffWABE PBS

August 7, 2025

What’s being done to stop violent extremist networks that are targeting kids online

Bill Braniff, Cynthia Miller-IdrissNPR - All Things Considered

August 7, 2025

Former DHS CP3 Leader Hala Furst Joins PERIL Lab to Lead Strategic Partnerships

Hala V. FurstHomeland Security Today

August 6, 2025

New bus tour showcases Black history in Ottawa

Cynthia Miller-IdrissHill Times

August 6, 2025

Nihilistic online networks groom minors to commit harm. Her son was one of them

Cynthia Miller-IdrissNPR

July 29, 2025

Nonfiction Views: A dozen interesting books on the horizon, plus this week’s notable new nonfiction

Cynthia Miller-IdrissDaily Kos

July 29, 2025

Why ‘manosphere’ content is appealing to some young men

Cynthia Miller-IdrissPBS News Hour

July 22, 2025

“What Can the Media Do to Earn Trust in a Polarized World?” A Transatlantic Conversation

Cynthia Miller-IdrissVilla Aurora and Thomas Mann House

July 14, 2025

Misogyny incubators: how gaming helps channel everyday sexism into violent extremism

Cynthia Miller-IdrissFrontiers in Psychology

July 3, 2025

We keep overlooking signs that could help stop violence like the Idaho shootings

Cynthia Miller-IdrissMSNBC

June 30, 2025

How algorithms, alpha males and tradwives are winning the war for kids’ minds

Pasha DashtgardThe 19th

June 27, 2025

Your Kids Are Online – Do They have the Tools to Avoid Falling into Rabbit Holes?

Christine GermanThe Contrarian

June 26, 2025

As Political Violence Surges, Trump Shuts Down a Top Prevention Program

Bill BraniffMother Jones

June 25, 2025

CNN with Laura Coates Live: Preventing Terrorism in the U.S. – Bill Braniff Discusses Challenges

Bill BraniffCNN

June 22, 2025

Inside Look at the Rise of Political Violence in the United States

Cynthia Miller-IdrissToday Show

June 17, 2025

Understanding the root causes and possible solutions for rising political violence

Cynthia Miller-IdrissPBS News Hour

June 16, 2025

The Minnesota shootings offer a painful lesson on the vitriol that haunts America

Cynthia Miller-IdrissMSNBC

June 3, 2025

The biggest failure in fighting antisemitism may also be the easiest to address

Cynthia Miller-IdrissMSNBC

June 2, 2025

Rep. Noah Arbit’s Town Hall on Hate Crimes & Extremism

Cynthia Miller-IdrissCivic Center TV

May 29, 2025

Trump Administration “The Federal Government Is Gone”: Under Trump, the Fight Against Extremist Violence Is Left Up to the States

Cynthia Miller-IdrissProPublica

May 25, 2025

Homeland Security Secy. Noem Arrives in Israel for Visit

Bill BraniffCNN

May 23, 2025

Parents are being caught off-guard by the violent extremist ‘764’ network

Cynthia Miller-IdrissMSNBC

May 12, 2025

Top of Mind with Julie Rose: Cynthia Miller-Idriss

Cynthia Miller-IdrissTop of Mind with Julie Rose

May 12, 2025

ISIS and the New Threat of Radicalization in America

Cynthia Miller-IdrissTop of Mind with Julie Rose

May 9, 2025

Father gifted guns to Abundant Life School shooter despite warning signs

Bill BraniffMilwaukee Journal Sentinel

May 8, 2025

Hate Crimes Town Hall Focused Not Just on Prosecution, But on Prevention

Cynthia Miller-IdrissOakland County Times

May 8, 2025

Alleged Threat to Lady Gaga Brazil Concert Came From Rising Type of ‘Nihilistic’ Hate Group

Cynthia Miller-IdrissRolling Stone

May 7, 2025

Rep. Noah Arbit’s Town Hall on Hate Crimes & Extremism

Cynthia Miller-IdrissState Rep Noah Arbit YouTube

May 1, 2025

100 Days of Broken Men (and How to Unbreak them)

Cynthia Miller-IdrissLincoln Square Media

April 28, 2025

United States: adolescence, masculinism and resistance

Pasha DashtgardRadio Canada

April 22, 2025

A Bare-Knuckle Fighter Won His Pro Debut. The Far Right Scored a Marketing Win

Brian HughesFront Office Sports

April 16, 2025

American U. Professor Awarded Carnegie Fellowship for Research in Political Polarization and Violence

Cynthia Miller-IdrissAU Media

April 14, 2025

Ep 117 Combating the Rise of Extremism – In the Den with Mama Dragons

Cynthia Miller-IdrissMama Dragons Podcast

April 13, 2025

United States: Adolescence, Masculinism, and Resistance

Pasha DashtgardRadio Canada

April 1, 2025

Ep. 5 Down the Rabbit Hole – When the Wolves Came

Cynthia Miller-IdrissWhen The Wolves Came Podcast/UConn Democracy Lab

March 25, 2025

Former DHS CP3 Director William Braniff joins American University’s PERIL as an Executive Director

Bill Braniff, Cynthia Miller-IdrissHomeland Security Today

March 12, 2025

Harassment, Stalkers, Death Threats: A Day in the Life of Women on Twitch

Cynthia Miller-IdrissRolling Stone

February 22, 2025

Donald Trump and the Lost Boys

Pasha DashtgardIn-Sight Publishing

February 11, 2025

Trump and his staffers are undermining the social norms that prevent racism

Cynthia Miller-IdrissMSNBC

February 10, 2025

Trump’s Pardons and Purges Revive Old Question: Who Counts as a Terrorist?

Cynthia Miller-IdrissProPublica

January 31, 2025

Trump’s ‘America First’ approach is already hurting Americans

Cynthia Miller-Idriss

January 22, 2025

The Far-Right under the new administration

Pete Kurtz-GlovasUpFront Al Jazeera

January 21, 2025

Clemency for Oath Keepers, Proud Boys fuels extremism threat, experts say

Cynthia Miller-IdrissThe Washington Post

January 7, 2025

Ep. 41 The Manosphere & Online Radicalization with Pasha Dashtgard

Pasha DashtgardLead Balloons Podcast

January 5, 2025

‘Extremist actors’ will ‘always innovate’: Professor on New Orleans attacker’s use of Meta glasses

Cynthia Miller-IdrissMSNBC

January 5, 2025

Terror Today: Ever-Shifting Ideologies, but Same Underlying Causes

Cynthia Miller-IdrissNewsweek

January 2, 2025

New Orleans truck attack & Trump hotel attack

Cynthia Miller-IdrissMSNBC

January 2, 2025

The New Orleans truck attack is an urgent national warning

Cynthia Miller-IdrissMSNBC

December 26, 2024

JD Vance and Elon Musk’s defense of a far-right German party has troubling risks

Cynthia Miller-IdrissMSNBC

December 26, 2024

JD Vance and Elon Musk’s defense of a far-right German party has troubling risks

Cynthia Miller-IdrissMSNBC

December 17, 2024

How We Got to ‘Your Body, My Choice’ From #MeToo

Cynthia Miller-IdrissBloomberg

December 11, 2024

Researchers report stunning surge of misogyny after the election

Cynthia Miller-IdrissPBS News Hour

November 20, 2024

How These Men Left the Manosphere — and Why Some May Never

Cynthia Miller-Idriss, Pasha DashtgardTeenVogue

November 11, 2024

What impact is the election having on hate speech?

Cynthia Miller-IdrissWBUR - Here and Now

November 7, 2024

Far-right extremists celebrate, see opportunity in second Trump win

Cynthia Miller-IdrissThe Washington Post

October 31, 2024

US far right has gone quiet — but is ready for post-election violence

Pasha DashtgardThe Times

October 30, 2024

How social media companies are preparing for misinformation after Election Day

Cynthia Miller-IdrissNPR - On Point

October 30, 2024

Is Trump actually a fascist – and why does the answer matter?

Brian HughesThe Guardian

October 9, 2024

‘Why is change so threatening?’

Cynthia Miller-IdrissDe Groene Amsterdammer

September 25, 2024

Combating Hate: A Diversity of Tactics

Brian HughesJewish Community Action

September 25, 2024

Support for political violence in US at alarming level, experts say

Brian HughesNBC 4 DC

September 17, 2024

Donald Trump and his allies blame Democrats’ rhetoric for the apparent assassination attempt on the former president

Cynthia Miller-IdrissNBC Meet the Press

September 15, 2024

Support for political violence in US at alarming level, experts say

Brian HughesNBC 4 DC

September 13, 2024

How Trump is relying on a racist conspiracy theory to question election results

Cynthia Miller-IdrissNPR

September 11, 2024

Trump doubles down on debunked conspiracy about Haitian immigrants in Ohio

Cynthia Miller-IdrissPBS News Hour

September 11, 2024

Taylor Swift is the missing star in the Kamala Harris campaign: singer “has millions of deeply committed and passionate fans”

Brian HughesExpresso - Portugal

September 11, 2024

How Trump is relying on a racist conspiracy theory to question election results

Cynthia Miller-IdrissNPR

September 11, 2024

Donald Trump doubles down on debunked conspiracy about Haitian immigrants

Cynthia Miller-IdrissPBS News Hour

August 29, 2024

Act fast, be curious when a loved one moves toward political extremism, experts say

Brian HughesNBC 4 DC

August 27, 2024

Expecting a “catastrophic mistake,” Harris’ team wants microphones on for debate.

Brian HughesExpresso - Portugal

August 11, 2024

The epistemology of misinformation in a digital age: educational responses

DUCCThe International Educator

July 22, 2024

In Silicon Valley, they see Trump as “a soul mate”: why does the Republican campaign have several tech billionaires?

Brian HughesExpresso - Portugal

July 18, 2024

It’s not just politicians who should be held accountable for violent speech

Cynthia Miller-IdrissFinancial Times

July 17, 2024

It’s still unclear how politics factor into the Trump assassination attempt

Cynthia Miller-IdrissNPR

July 16, 2024

Division and polarization in the US: Damaged beyond repair? | DW News

Cynthia Miller-IdrissDW News

July 15, 2024

Why political violence is on the rise in the United States

Cynthia Miller-IdrissPBS News Hour

July 15, 2024

America’s grievance-fueled politics poised to continue after Trump shooting

Cynthia Miller-IdrissThe Washington Post

July 15, 2024

‘It was only a matter of time before we got to political assassinations,’ says expert on political violence

Cynthia Miller-IdrissCNN

July 14, 2024

Conspiracy theories surge following the assassination attempt on Trump

Cynthia Miller-IdrissNPR

July 14, 2024

America’s grievance-fueled politics poised to continue after Trump shooting

Cynthia Miller-IdrissThe Washington Post

July 14, 2024

NPR Morning Edition: Conspiracy theories surge following the assassination attempt on Trump

Cynthia Miller-IdrissNPR

July 1, 2024

How to combat political extremism

Cynthia Miller-IdrissDemocracyNow

June 24, 2024

Interview with WPFW: Online youth radicalization

Brian HughesWPFW Pacifica News

June 13, 2024

Trump ‘changes his mind’ to victory, seals his radicalism and approaches nonpartisanship

Brian HughesNex Nikkei

June 2, 2024

On June 2, 2024, the New York Times published an article: Faith-Based Groups That Assist Migrants Become Targets of Extremists with Dr. Cynthia Miller-Idriss

Cynthia Miller-IdrissThe New York Times

May 31, 2024

Media Ethics and Responsibility in the Social Age

Cynthia Miller-IdrissMedia and Democracy Summit

May 6, 2024

On May 6, 2024, the National Association of Independent Schools published an article referring to the PERIL BRICK toolkit and our partnership with SPLC

BRICKNational Association of Independent Schools

April 23, 2024

On April 23, 2024, NPR published an article: 3 Maryland Juveniles Charged With Hate Crimes with Dr. Brian Hughes

Brian HughesNPR

April 20, 2024

On April 22, 2024, Front Office Sports published an article covering the correlation between MMA and the far right with Dr. Brian Hughes

Brian HughesFront Office Sports

April 19, 2024

On April 19, 2024, the University of Nebraska – Omaha hosted Dr. Cynthia Miller-Idriss who spoke about a public policy approach to extremism in counterterrorism for the National Counterterrorism Innovation, Technology, and Education Center (NCITE)

Cynthia Miller-IdrissNCITE Speaker Series

April 1, 2024

On April 1, 2024, New Republic published: Cage Fighting Is the Key to Trump’s Reelection Campaign with Dr. Brian Hughes

Brian HughesThe New Republic

March 29, 2024

On March 29, 2024, the Milwaukee Independent published Conspiracy Theories, Fear of Political Violence Grows As The 2024 Presidential Campaign Heats Up with Dr. Brian Hughes

Brian HughesMilwaukee Independent

March 28, 2024

Addressing Hate-Fueled Violence in America from the Bedrock National Leadership Council

PERIL (General)Bedrock

March 26, 2024

On Tuesday, March 26, 2024, The Bedrock Leadership Council convened at the White House to discuss how bipartisan, diverse national leaders can work together to address hate-fueled violence.

March 21, 2024

Hate In The Homeland: Interview with Cynthia Miller-Idriss

Cynthia Miller-IdrissFaculti

February 28, 2024

Navigating Turbulent Times: Understanding and Addressing Hate Crimes

Brian HughesOrion Policy Institute

January 15, 2024

If All Else Fails Podcast interviews, eps 1, 3, 4, 5

Cynthia Miller-Idriss, Pete Kurtz-GlovasNorth Country Public Radio

January 11, 2024

Antisemitic incidents spike, ADL says

Pasha DashtgardCNN

January 6, 2024

Schooling Bigotry podcast, ep 3 Tired but Inspired

Pasha DashtgardWestern States Center

January 6, 2024

Terror Today: Ever-Shifting Ideologies, but Same Underlying Causes | Opinion

Cynthia Miller-IdrissNewsweek

January 3, 2024

How citizen investigators are helping the FBI track down Jan. 6 rioters

Cynthia Miller-IdrissPBS News Hour

December 7, 2023

The Fallout: What the Antisemitism Hearing Could Mean for Higher Education

La'Nita JohnsonInside Higher Ed

November 18, 2023

Fears of political violence are growing as the 2024 campaign heats up and conspiracy theories evolve

Brian HughesAP News

November 15, 2023

U.S. political violence driven by new breed of ‘grab-bag’ extremists

Brian HughesReuters

November 10, 2023

Federal trial begins for David DePape, who’s accused of attacking Paul Pelosi

Wyatt RussellNPR

November 1, 2023

Antisemitism in the US: Cornell Arrest

La'Nita JohnsonCNN

October 31, 2023

Opinion: Crafting Institutional Statements Amid Conflict

La'Nita JohnsonInside Higher Ed

October 30, 2023

Rise in Antisemitism Reported

Cynthia Miller-IdrissCNN The Situation Room

October 20, 2023

Leading up to Election Day, new research shows some gun owners would commit violence in support of a political stance

Pete Kurtz-GlovasWHYY

October 13, 2023

Gen Z grew up with school shootings- why do so many think guns keep them safe?

Pasha DashtgardThe Guardian

September 26, 2023

In the US, ‘extreme political partisanship and divisive rhetoric from elected officials is driving violence’

Cynthia Miller-IdrissLe Monde

September 22, 2023

Two teen girls murdered in Indiana. Is white supremacist Odinist cult behind the crime?

Brian HughesUSA Today

September 20, 2023

COVID lockdowns and mail-in ballots: Inside the Trump-fueled conspiracy spreading online

Brian HughesUSA Today

September 8, 2023

Panel: Technical Approaches to Tracking Xenophobia Online

Brian HughesInterdisciplinary Approaches to Online Xenophobia Summit, hosted by Define American and Cornell University

September 5, 2023

Fmr. Proud Boys leader described in Jan. 6 trial as ‘a general, not a soldier’.

Cynthia Miller-IdrissNBC News

August 7, 2023

Members of extremist group Patriot Front sue activist who infiltrated, identified them

Brian HughesUSA Today

August 7, 2023

Whole-of-Community Resilience

Brian HughesLearning for Justice

August 3, 2023

Skeptical Inquirer Presents, Hate in the Homeland: The New Global Far-Right.

Cynthia Miller-IdrissSkeptical Inquirer

August 3, 2023

Young Americans who identify with gun culture are more likely to believe in male supremacy, research shows.

Pasha DashtgardThe 19th

August 2, 2023

Report: Majority of Young People Want Stricter Gun Laws.

Wyatt RussellPublic News Service

July 24, 2023

Most young Americans feel unsafe and support stricter gun laws, new survey shows.

Cynthia Miller-IdrissPBS News Hour

July 15, 2023

Carlson interview with Tate highlights far-right’s effort to redefine traditionalism.

Pasha DashtgardThe Hill

June 30, 2023

Shutting down the right-wing rabbit hole is possible: First, follow the money.

Brian HughesSalon

June 15, 2023

Conspiracy Theories Around Mass Shootings, Tragedies Affect Families Left Behind.

Pasha DashtgardTeenVogue

June 15, 2023

Building Resilience and Confronting Risk

Cynthia Miller-IdrissRoundtable Discussion at the United States Embassy in Germany

June 15, 2023

Hate in the Homeland: The New Global Far Right.

Cynthia Miller-IdrissCivil Society and Political Conflict Lecture Series

June 14, 2023

Hate in the Homeland: Reorienting our analytic perspective on extremism – a book review.

Ashley MattheisVox-pol

June 8, 2023

Jan. 6 cases yield courtroom wins but no change in extremist threat.

Cynthia Miller-IdrissThe Washington Post

June 6, 2023

Assault on Inclusive Education and How We’re Fighting Back.

Cynthia Miller-IdrissSPLC

May 25, 2023

Contrary to Post-Jan 6. Claims, the Military Does Not Overflow with Extremist Nuts.

Cynthia Miller-IdrissThe American Spectator

May 24, 2023

U-Haul Ramming Suspect Held Without Bail

Cynthia Miller-IdrissCNN

May 17, 2023

Boots on the Ground

Brian HughesGrist

May 15, 2023

The Dangerous Trump-blindness of Marjorie Taylor Greene

Cynthia Miller-IdrissMSNBC

May 15, 2023

Preventing Extremism, Radicalization and Gun Violence in America

Cynthia Miller-IdrissStraight White American Jesus

May 11, 2023

U.S. Congressional Testimony. Minority witness for the hearing “Censorship Laundering: How the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Enables the Silencing of Dissent.” House Committee on Homeland Security, U.S. House of Representatives.

Cynthia Miller-Idriss

May 11, 2023

Quoted in Hatewatch

Brian HughesSPLC

May 11, 2023

Testimony, House Committee on Homeland Security’s Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability

Cynthia Miller-IdrissUS House of Representatives

May 9, 2023

PBS News Hour

Cynthia Miller-Idriss

May 8, 2023

NBC NewsNOW

Cynthia Miller-Idriss

May 8, 2023

Slate

Cynthia Miller-Idriss

May 8, 2023

KCBS Radio

Cynthia Miller-Idriss

May 5, 2023

NPR

Cynthia Miller-Idriss

May 4, 2023

The ReidOut

Cynthia Miller-IdrissMSNBC

April 27, 2023

Tucker Carlson’s Very Weird Post-Firing Speech Makes Sense If You Know Who He Was Trying to Reach

Pasha DashtgardSlate

April 19, 2023

30 years later, Waco siege fascinates, infuriates new generations.

Kesa WhiteThe Washington Post

April 18, 2023

Discord + War Thunder: The NatSec risks that blindsided America

Brian HughesPolitico

April 4, 2023

Four reasons extremist Trump supporters aren’t protesting his indictment- yet.

Brian HughesUSA Today

March 27, 2023

Preventing online radicalization and extremism in boys.

Pasha DashtgardKAPPAN

March 4, 2023

CNN This Morning

Cynthia Miller-Idriss

February 28, 2023

The Medhi Hassan Show

Cynthia Miller-IdrissMSNBC

February 27, 2023

Conversations about Gun Violence, Disinformation and Extremism.

Pasha DashtgardLearning for Justice

February 7, 2023

Andrew Tate’s violent, misogynistic teachings are seeping into classrooms.

Cynthia Miller-IdrissMSNBC

February 7, 2023

Inside Edition

Cynthia Miller-Idriss

February 6, 2023

MSNBC

Cynthia Miller-Idriss

February 3, 2023

How the internet supercharged white supremacist homeschooling.

Cynthia Miller-IdrissMSNBC

February 2, 2023

Misogynist Influence Andrew Tate Has Captured Boy’s Attention. What Teachers Need to Know.

Pasha DashtgardEducationWeek

January 25, 2023

Testimony for the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, PACE Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy, hearing on violent far-right extremism. Strasbourg, France.

January 20, 2023

As hate crimes surge, most are going uncounted.

Cynthia Miller-IdrissThe Hill

January 12, 2023

ABC News Radio

Cynthia Miller-Idriss

January 6, 2023

Two years since the Jan. 6 insurrection, extremist groups are fragmented, but live on.

Cynthia Miller-Idriss, Kesa WhiteUSA Today

January 6, 2023

Briefing on German prevention approaches for the White House National Security Council, Director of Counterterrorism. White House, Washington, DC.

January 5, 2023

PBS News Hour

Cynthia Miller-Idriss

December 17, 2022

Elon Musk’s Twitter is a welcoming home for Trump-disillusioned QAnon.

Cynthia Miller-IdrissMSNBC

December 16, 2022

The FBI’s 2021 Hate Crime Data Is Worse Than Meaningless.

Cynthia Miller-IdrissLawfare

December 12, 2022

The Cissexist Assemblages of Content Moderation.

Rae JerezaGNET

November 22, 2022

NBC News

Cynthia Miller-Idriss

November 11, 2022

Inheritance as Alternative to Ethnographic Empathy with the Far Right.

Rae JerezaC-REX

November 8, 2022

Lunchtime talk for German parliamentarians, “Social cohesion and democratic resilience.” German parliament. Berlin, Germany.

October 28, 2022

Upfront Al Jazeera

Cynthia Miller-IdrissUpFront Al Jazeera

October 23, 2022

Christian nationalism is a racist, ahistorical ideology of violence.

Cynthia Miller-IdrissMSNBC

October 17, 2022

What the Hell is MAGACommunism.

Brian HughesVICE

September 25, 2022

United We Stand Summit, White House

Cynthia Miller-Idriss

September 18, 2022

Framing talk, White House United We Stand Summit on hate-fueled violence. With co-presenter Bill Braniff, in-person at the White House and live-streamed from Washington, D.C.

September 13, 2022

Formal invited briefing before the Five Eyes Defense Ministerial, Washington, DC.

September 10, 2022

MSNBC with Ali Velshi

Cynthia Miller-Idriss

August 20, 2022

Humanity in Action with Andrew Keen

Cynthia Miller-Idriss

August 14, 2022

How the loss of Roe directly serves white supremacists’ horrifying plot.

Cynthia Miller-IdrissMSNBC

August 12, 2022

Republicans keep mostly mum on calls to make GOP ‘party of Christian nationalism’.

Brian HughesReligion News Science

August 11, 2022

Suspect in Cincinnati FBI breach may have posted on Trump’s Truth Social during incident.

Kesa WhiteUSA Today

July 29, 2022

ABC News Radio

Brian Hughes

July 29, 2022

Pushing an Immigration Conspiracy Theory, While Courting Latinos.

Brian HughesThe New York Times

July 27, 2022

Hiding Hate in Plain Sight: How Social Media Sites Misread Sarcasm.

Kesa WhiteCNET

July 26, 2022

Extremism in the military is a serious national security threat. The GOP needs to act like it.

Cynthia Miller-IdrissMSNBC

July 17, 2022

The Jan. 6 hearings will not prevent the next wave of extremism.

Cynthia Miller-IdrissMSNBC

July 8, 2022

America’s Epidemic of Hate: Stopping Mass Shootings Requires Combating Online Extremism.

Cynthia Miller-IdrissForeign Affairs

July 7, 2022

Motives of Highland Park terrorist hidden by ugly online subculture exploited by radical right.

Brian HughesDaily Kos

July 5, 2022

Police say Highland Park suspect bought guns legally, disguised himself to escape parade. But motive remains a mystery.

Kesa WhiteUSA Today

July 3, 2022

The extremist watchers: How a network of researchers is searching for the next hate-fueled attack.

Kesa WhiteUSA Today

June 28, 2022

In the mostly white world of extremism research, new voices emerge.

Rae JerezaThe Washington Post

June 13, 2022

PBS News Hour with Judy Woodruff

Cynthia Miller-IdrissPBS News Hour

June 5, 2022

PBS News Hour with Ali Rogan

Cynthia Miller-IdrissPBS News Hour

May 22, 2022

CNN with Fareed Zakaria GPS

Cynthia Miller-IdrissCNN

May 18, 2022

What To Do If You Suspect Your Teen Is Getting Radicalized Online.

Brian Hughes, Kesa WhiteHuffPost

May 18, 2022

CBS Mornings

Cynthia Miller-Idriss

May 16, 2022

In Buffalo shooting, outrage grows as details emerge about white supremacist motive.

Kesa WhiteUSA Today

May 16, 2022

The racist theory that allegedly motivated the Buffalo shooter suspect, explained.

Cynthia Miller-IdrissMSNBC

May 16, 2022

CNN with John King

Cynthia Miller-Idriss

May 16, 2022

The News With Shepard Smith

Cynthia Miller-IdrissCNBC

May 15, 2022

MSNBC

Cynthia Miller-Idriss

March 27, 2022

Russia’s misguided ‘denazification’ of Ukraine is a self-fulfilling prophecy.

Cynthia Miller-IdrissMSNBC

March 26, 2022

Republicans are backing Ukraine in the war. So why is there support for Russia on America’s far right?

Kesa WhiteUSA Today

March 22, 2022

Pandemic fitness trends have gone extreme-literally.

Cynthia Miller-IdrissMSNBC

March 1, 2022

What is extremism? Does it include far-left? Far-right? Choosing a definition is fraught.

Cynthia Miller-IdrissUSA Today

February 2, 2022

Paramount Plus Docuseries, “Indivisible: Healing Hate.”

Cynthia Miller-IdrissParamount Plus Docuseries

February 2, 2022

U.S. Congressional Testimony. For the hearing “The Dynamic Terrorism Landscape and What it Means for America.” House Committee on Homeland Security, U.S. House of Representatives.

January 8, 2022

CNN with Boris Sanchez

Cynthia Miller-IdrissCNN

January 6, 2022

Jan. 6 didn’t lower the political temperature- it heralded ‘mass radicalization,’ experts warn.

Brian HughesWUSA9

January 5, 2022

America’s Most Urgent Threat Now Comes From Within.

Cynthia Miller-IdrissThe New York Times

January 4, 2022

ABCNews

Cynthia Miller-IdrissABC News

January 3, 2022

How Extremism Went Mainstream.

Cynthia Miller-IdrissForeign Affairs

December 26, 2021

White supremacist threat remains, but experts see hope in combatting online extremism.

Cynthia Miller-IdrissUSA Today

December 20, 2021

Kyle Rittenhouse may not be the far-right hero they’re looking for.

Cynthia Miller-IdrissMSNBC

December 19, 2021

Blurry Ideologies and Strange Coalitions: The Evolving Landscape of Domestic Extremism.

Cynthia Miller-Idriss, Brian HughesLawfare

December 10, 2021

A Global Summit for Democracy won’t mean anything if we don’t protect our own.

Cynthia Miller-IdrissMSNBC

October 13, 2021

U.S. Congressional Testimony. For the hearing “Domestic Violent Extremist Groups and the Recruitment of Veterans.” House Veterans Affairs Committee, U.S. House of Representatives.

October 1, 2021

UN Office of Genocide Prevention and the Responsibility to Protect and UNESCO, Global Multi-Stakeholder Forum on Addressing Hate Speech Through Education. Speaker on panel organized by the UN Office of Counterterrorism, “Exploring intersectionality: the nexus between hate speech and violent extremism and the role of education.”

March 8, 2021

Invited Counter-Terrorism Expert speaker, United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism Strategy (UNOCT), as part of the General Assembly’s Seventh Biennial Review of the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy. “New trends in terrorism: misuse of new technologies and far-right violent extremism.”

October 27, 2020

Cynthia Miller-Idriss: What do mean by ‘the far-right’?

Cynthia Miller-IdrissBorealis Threat and Risk Consulting

October 9, 2020

Briefing on the current threat landscape in violent extremism for the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Committee open briefing on “Emerging trends in violent extremism conducive to terrorism and addressing violent extremism through a human rights-based approach.”

June 4, 2020

Briefing on youth radicalization for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Homeland Security Advisory Council (HSAC) Sub-committee on Youth Radicalization.

September 18, 2019

U.S. Congressional Testimony for the hearing “Meeting the Challenge of White Nationalist Terrorism at home and Abroad.” The Committee on Foreign Affairs’ Subcommittee on the Middle East, North Africa, and International Terrorism and the Committee on Homeland Security’s Subcommittee on Intelligence and Counterterrorism. U.S. House of Representatives.

November 8, 2018

“Affect, Ideology, and the Masculinity: Platform Design and Governance as PVE,” State Department International Visitor Program: Promoting Peace and Tolerance Among Educated Youth, Washington, DC.

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