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We discuss the long history of vigilante democracy in the US and its return in our current politics. The playing field is currently tilted in favor of these vigilante policies, but blue states can level the playing field by playing constitutional hardball. David reminds us that the American people have beat back movements to use vigilante power to enforce a reactionary agenda time and again.
David's civic action toolkit recommendations are:
1) Get involved in local politics
2) Resistance works and there are a lot of opportunities to resist authoritarianism
David Noll is the co-author of Vigilante Nation: How State-Sponsored Terror Threatens Our Democracy. He's also the Associate Dean for Faculty Research and Development and a professor of law at Rutgers Law School, as well as an academic fellow of the National Institute for Civil Justice.
Let's connect! Follow Future Hindsight on Instagram:
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Early episodes for Patreon supporters:
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Credits:
Host: Mila Atmos
Guests: David Noll
Executive Producer: Mila Atmos
Producer: Zack Travis
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We discuss the long history of vigilante democracy in the US and its return in our current politics. The playing field is currently tilted in favor of these vigilante policies, but blue states can level the playing field by playing constitutional hardball. David reminds us that the American people have beat back movements to use vigilante power to enforce a reactionary agenda time and again.
David's civic action toolkit recommendations are:
1) Get involved in local politics
2) Resistance works and there are a lot of opportunities to resist authoritarianism
David Noll is the co-author of Vigilante Nation: How State-Sponsored Terror Threatens Our Democracy. He's also the Associate Dean for Faculty Research and Development and a professor of law at Rutgers Law School, as well as an academic fellow of the National Institute for Civil Justice.
Let's connect! Follow Future Hindsight on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/
Discover new ways to #BetheSpark:
https://www.futurehindsight.com/spark
Follow Mila on X:
https://x.com/milaatmos
Follow David on X:
https://x.com/davidlnoll
Read Vigilante Nation:
https://bookshop.org/shop/futurehindsight
Sponsor:
Thank you to Shopify! Sign up for a $1/month trial at shopify.com/hopeful.
Early episodes for Patreon supporters:
https://patreon.com/futurehindsight
Credits:
Host: Mila Atmos
Guests: David Noll
Executive Producer: Mila Atmos
Producer: Zack Travis

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