Don’t Expand the War on Terror in the Name of Antiracism
Declaring white nationalism a form of terrorism won’t combat white nationalism — but it will grant more arbitrary powers to a carceral state that preys on the most vulnerable.
Arun Kundnani teaches at New York University and is the author of The Muslims Are Coming: Islamophobia, Extremism and the Domestic War on Terror.
Declaring white nationalism a form of terrorism won’t combat white nationalism — but it will grant more arbitrary powers to a carceral state that preys on the most vulnerable.
Homeland’s key accomplishment is to naturalize the workings of the national security state in the Obama era.