How Civil Wars Start: And How to Stop Them

A leading political scientist examines the dramatic rise in violent extremism around the globe and sounds the alarm on the increasing likelihood of a second civil war in the United States “Required reading for anyone invested in preserving our 246-year experiment in self-government.”—The New York Times Book Review (Editors’ Choice) WINNER OF THE GLOBAL POLICY INSTITUTE AWARD THE SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: Financial Times, The Times (UK), Esquire, Prospect (UK) Political violence rips apart several towns in southwest Texas.

A far-right militia plots to kidnap the governor of Michigan and try her for treason.

An armed mob of Trump supporters and conspiracy theorists storms the U.S.

Capitol.

Are these isolated incidents? Or is this the start of something bigger?