God, Guns, and Sedition

Far-Right Terrorism in America

By: Bruce Hoffman, Jacob Ware

Narrated by: David de Vries

Shocking acts of terrorism have erupted from violent American far-right extremists in recent years, including the 2015 mass murder at a historic Black church in Charleston and the January 6, 2021, attack on the United States Capitol. These incidents, however, are neither novel nor unprecedented. They are the latest flashpoints in a process that has been unfolding for decades, in which vast conspiracy theories and radical ideologies such as white supremacism, racism, antisemitism, xenophobia, and hostility to government converge into a deadly threat to democracy.

God, Guns, and Sedition offers the definitive account of the rise of far-right terrorism in the United States-and how to counter it. Leading experts Bruce Hoffman and Jacob Ware trace the historical trajectory and assess the present-day dangers of this violent extremist movement, along with the harm it poses to United States national security. They combine authoritative, nuanced analysis with gripping storytelling and portraits of the leaders behind this violence and their followers. An unparalleled examination of one of today's great perils, God, Guns, and Sedition ends with an array of essential practical recommendations to halt the growth of violent far-right extremism and address this global terrorist threat.

©2024 Bruce Hoffman and Jacob Ware (P)2024 Tantor

Clear-eyed analysis of dangerous time

Helpful context on the rise of nationalism and domestic terrorism. Hope we can heed Ware and Hoffman’s call for civic engagement and return to democratic principles as a nation.

Informative and Eye Opening

Violent extremism in America is as American as apple pie. Hoffman and Ware effectively chronicled how home-grown terror on marginalized people and against the government began and continues today. Their account was brilliantly written with a wake-up call for those who hold democracy and the rule of law dear. Civic classes should be reinstituted, along with this book as a part of high school and college courses.