Supporters of the white supremacist group were surrounded by many more counter protesters.

When the president says being Western is the essence of America’s identity, he’s in part defining America in opposition to some of its own people. By Peter Beinart.

Trump’s alt-right speech in Poland redefined the West in nativist terms, eschewing democratic idealism in favor of “blood and soil” nationalism.

Polemicists, conspiracists, and outright fabulists are feeding an alternative media landscape—where the implausibility of a claim is no bar to its acceptance. By McKay Coppins.

Trump’s fixation on demonizing Islam hides true homegrown US terror threat. By David Neiwert.

Fourteen years after being told they had a future in the European Union, countries in the Western Balkans are losing hope. Meanwhile, Turkish and Russian influence in the region is on the rise. So too is the nationalist rhetoric of old. By Walter Mayr and Jan Puhl.

Critics say his appointment sends an unmistakable sign about the direction of the investigation. By Sam Levine. [Autoplay]

While Oath Keepers identifies itself as “libertarian” and “constitutionalist” — a seemingly awkward fit with Trump’s flamboyant authoritarianism — the militia network is unmistakably aligned with the new president, fielding what they call “roving security teams” at Trump’s inauguration. By Jordan Green.

An Obama-era program will shift its focus and dollars to groups combating Al Qaeda and ISIS. By Josh Harkinson (Jun. 23, 2017)

Trolls tried to destroy Ben Garrison’s name—but they also taught him how to internet. Now his cartoons are everywhere. By Emma Grey Ellis.

The rally began, as so many armed conflicts do, with Facebook posts. By Kelly Weill.

Not to be discouraged by a hung parliament, British Prime Minister Theresa May now intends to govern with the aid of the DUP, the “Democratic Unionist Party” of Northern Ireland. This is unbelievably reckless and puts the security and future of the British people at risk. By Benjamin Studebaker.

Interest in the Confederacy here has less to do with the state’s minimal role in the Civil War, and more to do with backlash to the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s. By Antonia Noori Farzan.

If white supremacists can equate “Muslims” with attacks on LGBTQ people—and women—they might be able to attract liberals and moderates into a kind of anti-immigrant “big tent.” This would complement their effort to portray racism as “pro-worker.” By Donna Minkowitz.

Can national socialism, repackaged as ‘white identity’ politics, earn votes in rural counties that voted for Trump? By Lois Beckett.

On the trail of the trade in human body parts. By Azad Essa.

Andrew O’Hagan reviews “Mail Men: The Unauthorised Story of the ‘Daily Mail’, the Paper that Divided and Conquered Britain” by Adrian Addison.

The increasingly illiberal European country offers shelter to a growing number of international nationalists. By Carol Schaeffer.

The Fox News founder made this the hate-filled, moronic country it is today. By Matt Taibbi.

Representative Robert Fisher resigned just after a House committee voted not to punish him for his misogynistic online comments. By Claire Landsbaum.