What the Liberal Tradition Says on the Subject
"Violence Has No Place In Politics" OH REALLY?
Political Violence Is Never Acceptable
Nor is the threat or implication of violence.
Speech is violence? Not if we want a liberal, intellectual society
Offensive speech can cause mental and emotional pain. But classifying it as violence erodes the foundations of intellectual liberalism.
Political Violence | The Paper Pilot
The Paper Pilot's digital garden of thoughts on philosophy, politics, and sociology
Early violence is a bad teacher. But the mind can learn anew | Aeon Essays
A world of violence sustains itself through guns, poverty and other social ills, but also through the minds it creates
It's Safer in the Front
Faced with intensifying repression and state violence, there is an understandable inclination to seek safety by avoiding confrontation. But this is not always the most effective strategy.
Guns, games and violence: The real questions you should be asking
Don’t get thrown by causality
Russia’s FPV drone campaign in Ukraine institutionalizes intentional civilian harm as a tool of war
Russia's use of FPV drones to strike civilian targets in Ukraine indicates a culture seeking to weaponize civilian harm as a tool of war.
The Violence We Call Order
Why does a broken window cause more outrage than a broken life?
Decapitation and the End of Politics
How Targeted Killings Are Reshaping Modern Warfare
The Algorithmic Management of Polarization and Violence on Social Media
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How Anti-LGBTQ+ Rhetoric Fuels Violence
Hate speech from the far right is increasing the risk of violence against LGBTQ+ people such as the Club Q shooting
La canicule favorise la hausse des violences envers les femmes
Plusieurs études montrent que les épisodes de fortes chaleurs peuvent favoriser les comportements violents. La période actuelle, entre canicule, Coupe du monde de football et arrivée des vacances, constitue un terreau particulièrement fertile pour les violences conjugales et domestiques.
ICE violence against women is largely untracked. One advocacy group is working to change that.
Immigration agents with prior records of sexual and gender-based violence have drawn attention in Trump’s second term amid questions about training and vetting.
How a Papal Ban Reshaped the French Right – The Journal of Politics Blog
Political extremism is often attributed to voter anger and broader structural socioeconomic conditions. From this perspective, efforts to counter extremist movements may appear futile, since such groups are seen as deeply embedded in the contexts from which they arise. But is this necessarily the case? To address this question, we examine the Papal condemnation of an influential far-right movement in interwar France.
Les droits s'acquièrent-ils dans la violence ?
“On n’a pas le choix, ils ne comprennent que la violence.” - Analyse comparée des stratégies violentes et non-violentes dans les luttes et ce que cela dit de nous.
