The Deep Roots of Political Rage

The run-up to this year’s midterm elections saw more than the usual surface chatter about American polarization. Let’s dive deeper.

October 28, 2022: An armed and disturbed man steeped in internet conspiracies breaks into a home owned by the speaker of the House of Representatives and attacks her husband.

June 8, 2022: An armed and disturbed man steeped in internet conspiracies enters the neighborhood of a Supreme Court Justice with the intention of killing him.

January 6, 2021: An armed and disturbed man steeped in internet conspiracies, now known as the “QAnon shaman,” becomes the public face of a riot and break-in at the United States Capitol.