The death of popular rapper Takeoff underscores a uniquely American problem – gun violence.
Tag: Mass shootings
When Tragedy Becomes Banal: Why News Consumers Experience Crisis Fatigue
Whether it is the war in Ukraine or other devastating news, people find it hard to sustain their attention. A scholar who studies crisis fatigue explains why that is …
Fuelled by Unrestricted Social Media Access, White Nationalism Is Attracting Violent Young Men
Since 2017, the FBI has warned US Congress that the rise of white nationalism and the violence of extremist militia groups is a dangerous domestic terrorism threat.
A Look at Three Enduring Stories Americans Tell About Guns
The ways Americans talk about firearms is full of contradictions, two communication scholars explain – and that powerfully shapes the country’s approach to gun policy.
In America, There Is Mass Death, Then There Is Nothing
It doesn’t matter how many people are slaughtered. It doesn’t even matter if they’re children, as they were in Texas yesterday. In America, the response to gun violence is …
How Mass Shooters Pervert a Universal Desire To Make a Difference in the World
There is a mental and psychological dimension to what leads people to commit mass killings. But it is not mental illness or pathology.
Inside the Warped World of Incel Extremists
Jake Davison, the gunman in the UK’s worst mass shooting in a decade, has been linked to the ‘Incel’ movement.