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

  • Written by Hollee S. Temple, Teaching Professor of Law, West Virginia University

The so-called patriot movement is grabbing headlines once again, as its members pledge to protect Trump supporters at the president’s campaign rallies across the country.

For the past three years, we have studied the rise of the patriots while reporting, writing and editing a nonfiction book, “Up In Arms: How the Bundy Family Hijacked...

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