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June 9, 2023
Alex Thomas
The Right Has a Vigilante Fetish
Daniel Penny takes his place in conservatives’ growing pantheon of violent “heroes.”
June 29, 2020
Adam Weinstein
Standing Their Ground in Well-Manicured Yards
The Trump presidency has been a literal call to arms for excitable whites who view nonwhite people as inherent threats.
May 9, 2019
Aaron Miguel Cantú
Vigilante Men
New Mexico’s GOP establishment treats border militias as the good guys.
October 19, 2015
Spencer Woodman
Chris Hansen Is Back to Catching Predators
Only this time there's no NBC, just a star and his crowd-funded crew of online vigilantes

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