Cynthia Miller-Idriss
Cynthia Miller-Idriss is a professor in the School of Public Affairs and the School of Education at American University, where she directs the Polarization and Extremism Research and Innovation Lab (PERIL). Her most recent book is "Hate in the Homeland: The New Global Far Right."
Cynthia Miller-Idriss is a professor in the School of Public Affairs and the School of Education at American University, where she directs the Polarization and Extremism Research and Innovation Lab (PERIL). Her most recent book is "Hate in the Homeland: The New Global Far Right."
Latest from Cynthia Miller-Idriss
The Jan. 6 hearings will not prevent the next wave of extremism
What we need right now is a massive investment in and commitment to countering disinformation at all levels.
The racist theory that allegedly motivated the Buffalo shooter suspect, explained
The conspiracy theory is so powerful because it can easily be directed toward any demographic group seen as a threat to white people
Tucker Carlson is the No. 1 champion of this leading far-right conspiracy
How Tucker Carlson revived and supercharged the white supremacist “great replacement” conspiracy.
How right-wing extremists weaponize the idea of motherhood
Women play a more significant role in far-right extremist movements than is often acknowledged.
Russia's misguided 'denazification' of Ukraine is a self-fulfilling prophecy
How a relatively small private pro-state battalion in Ukraine triggered a global surge in neo-Nazi recruitment.
Pandemic fitness trends have gone extreme — literally
White supremacists' latest scheme to valorize violence and hypermasculinity has gone digital.
Fighting Russia in Ukraine sadly appeals to racist, far-right extremists
Counterterrorism officials are paying attention to the increased risks posed by volunteers from around the globe who are making their way to Ukraine.
Canada's 'nationwide insurrection' is bringing together an unlikely and alarming alliance
Around the world, far right activists are watching what’s happening in Canada with fantasies of similar resistance in their own countries.
Texas synagogue hostage-taker's antisemitism not taken seriously by the FBI
The FBI's statement that the hostage attack wasn't antisemitic failed to capture the very nature of antisemitism.
Women among the Jan. 6 attackers are the new normal of right-wing extremism
Women are increasingly ditching their backstage role in right-wing extremist movements.
Kyle Rittenhouse may not be the far-right hero they're looking for
The right wants to manipulate Kyle Rittenhouse. Here's hoping he won't let them.
