American Women Have a Terrifying New Flirtation

When we talk about political violence, we almost always assume its perpetrators are young men.

That makes sense: Men are statistically more likely to engage in physical aggression and get arrested for violent crimes at higher rates.

At the same time, many are dealing with rising unemployment, declining educational achievement and growing social disengagement.

Given all that, researchers may reasonably assume that young men are driving greater tolerance for political violence in American society.

But a recent survey by the Network Contagion Research Institute at Rutgers found that under certain conditions, women were more likely than men to express support for political violence.