The recent arrest of 13 men, some accused of plotting to kidnap the governor of Michigan and planning to start a civil war, has drawn new attention to the threat posed by right-wing militias in the United States. Heavily armed militia members have shown up on the steps of the state capitol to protest the governor’s coronavirus restrictions. And some have also taken to the streets in cities across the U.S. this summer in response to the Black Lives Matter movement. All of this is generating attention from the international media. Here’s part of a report by Britain’s ITV News filed from Louisville, Kentucky.
To Discuss:
- Mark Potok is a former Senior Fellow at the Southern Poverty Law Center
- Muhammad Fraser-Rahim is executive director of North America for Quilliam International.
- Colin Clarke is a Senior Research fellow at the Soufan Center
- Mary C. Curtis is a columnist for “Roll Call’ and host of the “Equal Time” podcast.
