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Art Jipson

Former NIH Director Anthony Fauci testifies before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing on July 29, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Fauci’s COVID‑origins hearing shows how conspiracy theories became political weapons

Art Jipson
Items are displayed in the makeshift memorial for Charlie Kirk outside the headquarters of Turning Point USA on September 18, 2025, in Phoenix, Arizona. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Charlie Kirk and the making of an AI-generated martyr

Art Jipson
Assault rifles hang on the wall for sale (JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)

Right-wing extremist violence is more frequent and more deadly

Art Jipson, Paul J. Becker
A barbell being lifted to start a bench press. (Photo via Getty Images)

Active Clubs are white supremacy’s new, dangerous frontier

Art Jipson
Donald Trump | QAnon (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

How the QAnon movement entered mainstream politics – and why the silence on Epstein files matters

Art Jipson
Stop the steal and seek the truth and encourage action rally for president Trump at the State Capitol. (Photo by Michael Siluk/Getty Images)

NAR’s “7 Mountains Mandate” is fueling political extremism in the US

Art Jipson
Alex Jones, the founder of right-wing media group Infowars, addresses a crowd of pro-Trump protesters after they storm the grounds of the Capitol Building on January 6, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Jon Cherry/Getty Images)

“The big lie”: 30 years later, right-wing extremists are still fueled by Waco siege

Art Jipson, Paul J. Becker
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White nationalism, born in the USA, is now a global terror threat

Art Jipson, Paul J. Becker