Rebroadcast: The Risk of Mass Violence

Episode #53

The Lab is on vacation this week, so we’re rebroadcasting our interview with Professor Jim Waller.

The threat of mass violence is on the rise in the United States, as demonstrated by the January 6 attack on the Capitol. Dr. James Waller, noted expert on mass violence and genocide, joins us this week to talk about the risk factors that contribute to widespread political and ethnic violence and to wrestle with the warning signs present in the United States today.

Some of the articles mentioned in this week’s episode are listed below:

• “‘I Didn’t Know If I Was Going to Be Seen Again’: The Escalating Risk of Mass Violence in the United States” by James Waller for The Stanley Center for Peace and Security

• “The Capitol Rioters Aren’t Like Other Extremists” by Robert Pape and Kevin Ruby in The Atlantic

• Opinion: ‘The Capitol Insurrection Was as Christian Nationalist as It Gets’ by Thomas Edsall in The New York Times