The Conspiracy Jokers
A new book explores the legacy of the Report on Iron Mountain, while another probes the life of the novelist and essayist Robert Anton Wilson.
Militia Movement
Banging Our Heads on the Debt Ceiling
Plus: A listener question cross-examines prior Reason Roundtable discussions surrounding immigration, economic growth, and birthrates.
Stewart Rhodes Gets 18 Years After the DOJ Reiterates a Conspiracy Claim That Jurors Rejected
It remains unclear whether the Oath Keepers leader had a specific plan to violently disrupt the electoral vote count on January 6.
Waco Offers New Insights From ATF Agents
Historian Jeff Guinn's account focuses on the ATF's oft-overlooked fiasco in the 1993 affair rather than the FBI's widely reported involvement.
2 Defendants in Whitmer Kidnapping Case Found Guilty in Retrial
After an embarrassing failure for the FBI counterterrorism program, federal prosecutors won convictions against two of the men accused of plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.
Randy Weaver Dies
In the infamous Ruby Ridge standoff, federal agents killed his wife and son.
A Federal Jury Delivers a Rebuke of FBI Entrapment
The agency’s tactics doomed the prosecution of defendants who allegedly planned to kidnap Michigan's governor.
The Sedition Indictment Against 11 Oath Keepers Describes a Plot That Was Pitifully Inept and Ineffectual
This is the first time that participants in the Capitol riot have been charged with sedition.
The Hidden History of the Trillion Dollar Coin
Friday A/V Club: In 1992, it was a paramilitary America Firster who wanted to #MintTheCoin.
The Complicated Truth About the Boogaloo Movement
These Hawaiian shirt-wearing, gun-toting Gen Z activists say they stand with Black Lives Matter, against gun control, and are preparing for total state collapse.
Gretchen Whitmer Blames Trump's Rhetoric for the Plot To Kidnap Her, but There's No Evidence It Played a Role
Trump's rhetoric is often wrong, but that does not make it the underlying cause of every cruel or criminal event that transpires while he is president.
The Second Amendment Is Not Restricted to White Conservatives
An encounter between militias in Louisville shows the enduring practical and symbolic importance of the right to armed self-defense.
Vietnam and the Rise of White Power
A new book ties racist reactionary politics to the war, but overreaches when it comes to militias.
The Southern Poverty Law Center Is Counting Extremists Again
Do its numbers tell a story?
The Southern Poverty Law Center Strikes Again
What should we make of the SPLC's annual count of "hate groups" and "anti-government groups"?
Utah Fusion Center Warns Cops: Watch Out for Don't-Tread-on-Me Flags
With LaVoy Finicum's funeral being held today, Utah police are on the lookout for "armed extremists." What sort of advice are they getting?
Whatever's Going on in Oregon, It's Not Terrorism
Terrorism is the use of violence against noncombatants for a political purpose. That's not what's happening here.
Are the Malheur Militants Really 'Terrorists'?
Not by the reasonable definitions of the word
Armed Protesters in Oregon Occupy Remote Federal Outpost at Wildlife Refuge After Marching Against Sentence of Father and Son Ranchers
Justice Department appealed the sentence to get it extended to the mandatory minimum, which the district chief judge thought was "grossly disproportionate."
Anarchists! Militias! The War on Cops! Halloween! It's All Connected, Sheeple!
The dubious tale of the "Halloween Revolt"
Cop Pulls Teen Over for Flashing High Beams, Tases Him, Eventually Shoots and Kills Him
Family is suing, saying everything the cop did from the moment he decided to stop their son was illegal.
Deeply Confused Newsweek Story Compares Republicans to Timothy McVeigh
The weekly gets both the past and the present wrong.
The Vegas Shootings, the Bundy Ranch, and the Splits on the Radical Right
The dynamics of radical politics.
Southern Poverty Law Center Finds Fewer Militias, Hypes Militia Threat Anyway
Fearmongering with the SPLC
Antigovernment Groups at a Record High, Claims SPLC
Must be time for another "scare the donors" fundraising letter
Report: When Obama Became President, Right-Wing Violence Fell
Revisiting the Brown Scare of 2009-10.
The Cynicism of Dick Morris
One of the architects of the anti-militia panic is now borrowing the militias' rhetoric.
Homeland Security Meets Office Politics
The author of an infamous report on right-wing extremism tries to defend his work.
Five More Indictments in Fort Stewart Militia Case
This appears to be one of the few cases where the "militia" types actually did something wrong
Prosecutor Seeks Death for "Militia" Soldiers
Charged with murder to cover anti-government efforts
Court Hears Tale of "Anarchist" Soldiers Plotting Revolution
Whatever their actual plans, they do seem to have killed two people
"Anarchist" Soldiers Arrested for Murder
Georgia-based troops allegedly planned anti-government attacks
Sara Weaver Forgives the Agents Who Shot Her Family at Ruby Ridge
The Weavers won a major settlement for government misconduct
What Ever Happened to the Hutaree Militia?
Another radical decides to work within the system.
