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After the insurrection, America's far-right groups get more extreme

  • Written by Matthew Valasik, Associate Professor of Sociology, Louisiana State University
imageThe U.S. Capitol remains on lockdown, defended by the National Guard.Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images

As the U.S. grapples with domestic extremism in the wake of the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, warnings about more violence are coming from the FBI Director Chris Wray and others. The Conversation asked Matthew Valasik, a sociologist...

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