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What Drives Political Violence in America

May 4, 2026·38 min·5-min readnarrativenews
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The episode examines the alarming rise of political violence in the United States, framed as a new era of 'violent populism' driven not by isolated extremists but by widespread social acceptance of violence across both political parties. Professor Robert Pape argues this phenomenon, fuele

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Guest

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Robert Pape

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Mentions

Books, people, and resources mentioned in this episode.

People

Robert PapeNatalie KittrowevDonald TrumpJoe BidenHakeem JeffriesGavin NewsomDonald Trump Jr.

Books

Coming Book on Violent Populismby Robert Pape

Companies

The New York Times

Research & Papers

CPOS Threats to Congress Study

Topics

Criminal JusticeDemocracyInequalityInvestigative JournalismPolitical NewsRacial JusticeUs Politics

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