Barbara F. Walter

Nov 5, 2024 | latimes.com | Barbara F. Walter

Trump supporters who believed the former president’s lies about election fraud clash with police and security forces as they storm the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. I was asked to join a group run by the U.S. government called the Political Instability Task Force in 2017, nearly 30 years into a career that involves thinking and writing about political violence.

Aug 26, 2024 | jill.substack.com | Mariam Zaki |Barbara F. Walter |Anupreeta Das |Sameer Yasir

Photo by Nick Hillier on UnsplashHappy Monday! Here are some fine reads from around the web, plus what you might have missed from the newsletter and elsewhere this week. Jill Filipovic is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. How Egypt’s abortion ban is pushing women towards dangerous black market practicesby Mariam Zaki in The New ArabDemocracy Needs the Loserby Barbara F.

Aug 25, 2024 | portside.org | Barbara F. Walter

Democracy Needs the Loser Published August 25, 2024 The election was all anyone could talk about. The country would soon choose a new President, and conversations in homes, marketplaces, and houses of worship were dominated by a single topic: Who would win? Lurking behind these discussions was a more ominous question: Would there be violence?

Aug 23, 2024 | newyorker.com | Barbara F. Walter

The election was all anyone could talk about. The country would soon choose a new President, and conversations in homes, marketplaces, and houses of worship were dominated by a single topic: Who would win? Lurking behind these discussions was a more ominous question: Would there be violence? During the previous election, four years earlier, mobs had burned buildings, snatched ballot boxes, and targeted government leaders for assassination.

Jul 30, 2024 | freedomhouse.org | Lynne Olson |Barbara F. Walter |Timothy Snyder

When Yahoo News polled Americans last year about their feelings ahead of the 2024 presidential election, their most common response was “dread.” The least common response? “Delight.”A Reuters/Ipsos poll this year found that over two-thirds of those surveyed said they  after the election. Respondents also expressed concern about the actions of political extremists and questions about election fairness and legitimacy. Below are three extraordinary books that explore these themes in detail.