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Militiamen surrounding the ranch of Cliven Bundy gather at the back of a parked pickup truck in Bunkerville, Nevada, May 3, 2014. REUTERS/Mike Blake

October 23, 2019

They’re not all racist nut jobs – and 4 other observations about the patriot militia movement

Hollee S. Temple, West Virginia University and John Temple, West Virginia University

The popular perception of right-wing patriot militia members is that they are racist, violent and crazy. The authors of a new book about them say that’s not the whole story.

A supporter of Cliven Bundy protests in Nevada. AP Photo/John Locher

October 6, 2017

Bundy trial embodies everything dividing America today

Ann Eisenberg, University of South Carolina

As with our politics today, geography and race matter in the US criminal justice system. Should they?

Ammon Bundy speaks to local ranchers in January 2016 urging them – unsuccessfully – to take up armed occupation of the Malheur Wildlife Refuge in Oregon. Peter A. Walker

November 8, 2016

Why the court ‘victory’ for Malheur militants was anything but

Peter Walker, University of Oregon

Militants who took over the Malheur Wildlife Refuge in Oregon – and were acquitted of charges – ultimately failed because local ranchers saw a better way to deal with federal agencies.

Supporters of Ammon and Ryan Bundy and other militants who took over the Malheur Wildlife Refuge celebrate after they were found not guilty of conspiracy charges. Alex Milan Tracy/Sipa via AP Images

November 3, 2016

History points to more dangerous Malheur‑style standoffs

Char Miller, Pomona College

Acquitted in the Malheur takeover trial, Ryan Bundy urges protests against efforts to conserve public lands. Who will protect federal employees?

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