
OpinionMarch 27, 2025
Rising Acceptance of Political Violence Promises Nothing Good for the U.S.
Left-leaning Americans at peaceful demonstrations are becoming more likely to believe that political violence will be necessary to save America
Dana R. Fisher is the director of the Center for Environment, Community, and Equity and a professor in the School of International Service at American University. She is the author of Saving Ourselves (2024) and American Resistance (2019).
Rising Acceptance of Political Violence Promises Nothing Good for the U.S.
Left-leaning Americans at peaceful demonstrations are becoming more likely to believe that political violence will be necessary to save America