1/ Today is the official publication date of #Americanzealots, which provides me another opportunity to thank all the friends and colleagues who provided support and encouragement during my work on this project.

2/ In this thread you can also find some insights from the book which I hope will trigger your curiosity and inspire you to continue working on these issues since there is still so much we do not know.

3/ State’s ethnic and racial diversity is the best predictor for the geographical distribution of far-right violence; number of attacks is positively correlated with the proportional size of minority populations (African Americans, Hispanic, and Asian-Americans) in each state.

4/ Blue states which are more diverse also experience higher levels of violence (even when controlling for other factors). The size and the increase rate in Hispanic and Asian-American proportions of the state’s population are also strong predictors of the level of violence.

5/ In the book I further suggest why this is the case, and there is more than just targeting opportunities. You can also read how and why there is a substantial increase in far-right attacks against religious sites and LGBTQ targets.

6/ I also further delve into the spontaneous nature of many far-right violent incidents, and how this can be used to distinguish between different types of perpetrators.

7/ The book also establishes that the composition of political institutions is associated with the level of violence and explains how exactly political polarization contributes to the increase in the level of violence.

8/ I also use hundreds of primary sources to gain better insights into the current discourse of the American far-right, how groups influence each others rhetoric, explain the diffusion of ideological narratives,

9/ how changes in rhetoric impact target selection and lastly highlight some new trends in the language of the American far-right. This is just a small taste of the book. I truly hope it will help us better understand and confront the threat of hate, bias and political extremism.