George Michael
Biographic Data
| ID | 3733410 |
|---|---|
| NAME | George Michael |
| GIVEN NAMES | George |
| FAMILY NAME | Michael |
| SIGNATURE | MICHAËL G |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Virginia's College at Wise |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2724-0958 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 25 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 58 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 25 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1995 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Apocalypse, Revolution, and Terrorism
Despite the pervasiveness of secularisation, religiously driven political violence continues to bedevil the modern world. Since 9/11, jihadist terrorism has become the new normal, not only in the M
Useful Idiots or Fellow Travelers? The Relationship between the American Far Right and Russia
The relationship between the American far right and Russia has varied over time. During the Cold War, American right-wing populists were in the forefront of opposition to the Soviet Union. But as the Cold War waned, the far right became more sympathetic to Russia, viewing it as the last remaining white bastion nation in a world in which a “rising tide of color” threatened to engulf the white race. Despite the recent deterioration of relations bet…
Surveying the Contemporary Nuclear Landscape
O Tea Party e a batalha pelo futuro dos Estados Unidos
The Tea Party, which arose shortly after President Barack Obama assumed office, is the most recent incarnation of American populism. Numerous issues – including a protracted economic recession, alarming federal budget deficits, concern over immigration, fiscal deficits, and a seemingly ineffective government response to these problems – appear to be fueling the new right-wing populism. But changing demographics in the United States will limit the…
Stephen J. Cimbala. Shield of Dreams
Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 2008. XX Pp., $24.00 Xxcover. ISBN: 978-1-591-14116-7 In a speech delivered in Prague on April 5, 2009, President Barak Obama outlined his vision for a world w
Counterinsurgency and Lone Wolf Terrorism
This essay examines strategies to counter the threat of lone wolf terrorism. Lone wolves implement a tactical approach dubbed “leaderless resistance,” which has become popular in several extremist subcultures. Although most episodes of lone wolf terrorism have not been highly destructive, there are notable exceptions that have claimed a substantial number of victims. The lone wolf trend should be contextualized in the evolution of conflict and st…
Leaderless Resistance
Over the past several years, the face of terrorism has undergone substantial change. Although the US government is understandably concerned about well-established and enduring terrorist organizatio
Strategic Nuclear Terrorism and the Risk of State Decapitation
Over the past two decades, the likelihood of global thermonuclear war has drastically decreased, yet the threat of a nuclear attack could be greater than ever. In fact, on the eve of the Nuclear Se
Blueprints and Fantasies
Several novels have attained popularity in the extreme right subculture, most notably, The Turner Diaries—a tale of race war that convulses America. Some observers have characterized these novels as blueprints for revolution and terrorist campaigns. The medium of fiction can be an effective vehicle for propagandizing to those persons who may not be amenable to non-fiction political treatises. This article reviews some of the more popular extremis…
The Church of the Creator Part I
This essay examines the origins of the Church of the Creator. Founded by Ben Klassen in 1973, the racist cult aspired to unite the white race into a global community with a shared religion called ‘Creativity.’ To that end, the organization sought to proselytize elements of the extreme right to its ideology, which included a strident critique of Christianity. Although this approach alienated many rightists who were Christians, it appealed to those…
The Church of the Creator Part II
After the death of Ben Klassen in 1993, the Church of the Creator languished for a few years, but in 1995, an enterprising young law student, Matthew Hale, revived the church and became the movement's recognized leader. He rechristened the organization as the "World Church of the Creator" and in the months that followed, numerous Creativity branches united under Hale's leadership. During the late 1990s and early 2000s, the World Church of the Cre…
Theology of Hate
"Theology of Hate" published on by University Press of Florida.
David Lane and the Fourteen Words
Although a relatively obscure figure, the late David Lane had a major impact on the ideology of the global white power movement. His '14 words' credo – 'We must secure the existence of our people and a future for white children' – became a call for action for racial activists around the globe. Imprisoned for over twenty years for his involvement in a terrorist group called 'The Order', Lane was considered by many as the movement's most prominent …
A dam G adahn and A l ‐Q aeda's I nternet S trategy
The Ideological Evolution of Horst Mahler
In the late 1990s, Horst Mahler, a former leader of the Red Army Faction and scion of the radical left, announced his affinity for the extreme right and joined the National Democratic Party of Germany (Nationaldemokratische Partei Deutschlands; NPD)—Germany's principal far right party. Later distancing himself from party politics, he founded the Deutsches Kolleg, a far right think tank that promotes German nationalism. Although ostensibly now a r…
Michael Collins Piper
This essay examines the career of Michael Collins Piper, an important figure in the American far right subculture. A prolific writer, his underground books advancing various conspiracy theories have in recent years found a receptive audience in the Islamic world. Casting himself as an alternative media representative, he has conferred with leading statesmen, including Deputy Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates Sultan Ibn Zayd al‐Nahayan, f…
Riots, disasters and racism
Three events in late 2005—Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath in New Orleans, the Muslim riots in the suburbs of Paris, and the Cronulla ‘uprising’ in Australia—were interpreted by the American extreme right as confirmation of a long-feared impending racial cataclysm. Michael and Mulloy examine analyses of these events from various representatives of the American extreme right. While the mainstream media were often diffident about reporting frank…
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s Sponsorship of Holocaust Denial
In recent months, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has emerged as the Middle East’s most vociferous critic of Israel and the United States. Defiantly resisting international efforts to curb hi
The Legend and Legacy of Abu Musab al‐Zarqawi
The aerial bombardment of a safe house not far outside Baghdad on 7 June 2006 resulted in the elimination of one of the Coalition’s key enemy figures in the global war on terror. At first blush, Za
A Continuum for Responding to the Extreme Right
This article compares and contrasts the responses to right-wing extremism in the United States and the Federal Republic of Germany. Essentially, the approaches of these respective countries represent two polarities on a continuum. Whereas in theory, the United States allows extremist groups much more freedom to espouse unpopular ideas, the Federal Republic of Germany has the legal authority to disband extremist groups and parties that it deigns a…
The Strategic Limits of Suicide Terrorism in Iraq
In 2005, suicide attacks in Iraq reached an unprecedented level in the history of modern terrorism. Recent research on the topic of suicide terrorism suggests that this tactic is ‘rational’ in the sense that it fulfills a strategic purpose, that is, to expel foreign occupiers from one's homeland. While this approach may have proven viable in previous conflicts, this article argues that suicide terrorism on such a massive scale as practiced in Ira…
Rahowa! A History of the World Church of the Creator
This article surveys the history of the World Church of the Creator, a small and obscure organization, which has nevertheless had a significant influence on the international far right. The Creativity movement has had an impact on the far right in several ways, including spearheading an anti-Christian orientation among its younger activists, introducing vitriolic rhetoric that has contributed to violence and radicalism, fostering the development …
Confronting Right Wing Extremism and Terrorism in the USA
This book examines the response to right-wing extremism in the US from both the government and non-governmental organisations. It provides a detailed portrait of the contemporary extreme right in the US including interviews with several of the movement's leading figures from groups such as the Ku Klux Klan, Militias, American Renaissance and the White Aryan Resistance. The author also explains how the activities of these racist groups have been c…
The revolutionary model of Dr William L. Pierce
This essay explores the revolutionary model propounded by the late Dr William L. Pierce, the founder of the National Alliance. Pierce was keenly aware of the opposition arrayed against his movement and thus outlined a strategy that he saw as viable under current conditions. Although his National Alliance organization was large by American far right standards, it still constituted a relatively small movement. Furthermore, Pierce assumed that the m…
Radiocarbon Chronology for the Late Archaic and Formative Periods on the Pacific Coast of Southeastern Mesoamerica
Archaeological excavations carried out during the past five years along the Pacific coast of Mexico, Guatemala, and El Salvador have recovered 79 new14C dates for the Late Archaic and Early to Middle Formative periods. We analyze these new dates along with 25 previously published dates to refine a sequence of 10 archaeological phases spanning almost three and a half millennia, from ca. 4000 to 650 B.C. The phases are summarized with a brief descr…
Radiocarbon Chronology for the Late Archaic and Formative Periods on the Pacific Coast of Southeastern Mesoamerica
Archaeological excavations carried out during the past five years along the Pacific coast of Mexico, Guatemala, and El Salvador have recovered 79 new14C dates for the Late Archaic and Early to Middle Formative periods. We analyze these new dates along with 25 previously published dates to refine a sequence of 10 archaeological phases spanning almost three and a half millennia, from ca. 4000 to 650 B.C. The phases are summarized with a brief descr…
Useful Idiots or Fellow Travelers? The Relationship between the American Far Right and Russia
The relationship between the American far right and Russia has varied over time. During the Cold War, American right-wing populists were in the forefront of opposition to the Soviet Union. But as the Cold War waned, the far right became more sympathetic to Russia, viewing it as the last remaining white bastion nation in a world in which a “rising tide of color” threatened to engulf the white race. Despite the recent deterioration of relations bet…
Leaderless Resistance
Over the past several years, the face of terrorism has undergone substantial change. Although the US government is understandably concerned about well-established and enduring terrorist organizatio
A Continuum for Responding to the Extreme Right
This article compares and contrasts the responses to right-wing extremism in the United States and the Federal Republic of Germany. Essentially, the approaches of these respective countries represent two polarities on a continuum. Whereas in theory, the United States allows extremist groups much more freedom to espouse unpopular ideas, the Federal Republic of Germany has the legal authority to disband extremist groups and parties that it deigns a…
The Legend and Legacy of Abu Musab al‐Zarqawi
The aerial bombardment of a safe house not far outside Baghdad on 7 June 2006 resulted in the elimination of one of the Coalition’s key enemy figures in the global war on terror. At first blush, Za
Counterinsurgency and Lone Wolf Terrorism
This essay examines strategies to counter the threat of lone wolf terrorism. Lone wolves implement a tactical approach dubbed “leaderless resistance,” which has become popular in several extremist subcultures. Although most episodes of lone wolf terrorism have not been highly destructive, there are notable exceptions that have claimed a substantial number of victims. The lone wolf trend should be contextualized in the evolution of conflict and st…
A dam G adahn and A l ‐Q aeda's I nternet S trategy
Riots, disasters and racism
Three events in late 2005—Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath in New Orleans, the Muslim riots in the suburbs of Paris, and the Cronulla ‘uprising’ in Australia—were interpreted by the American extreme right as confirmation of a long-feared impending racial cataclysm. Michael and Mulloy examine analyses of these events from various representatives of the American extreme right. While the mainstream media were often diffident about reporting frank…
The Strategic Limits of Suicide Terrorism in Iraq
In 2005, suicide attacks in Iraq reached an unprecedented level in the history of modern terrorism. Recent research on the topic of suicide terrorism suggests that this tactic is ‘rational’ in the sense that it fulfills a strategic purpose, that is, to expel foreign occupiers from one's homeland. While this approach may have proven viable in previous conflicts, this article argues that suicide terrorism on such a massive scale as practiced in Ira…
Rahowa! A History of the World Church of the Creator
This article surveys the history of the World Church of the Creator, a small and obscure organization, which has nevertheless had a significant influence on the international far right. The Creativity movement has had an impact on the far right in several ways, including spearheading an anti-Christian orientation among its younger activists, introducing vitriolic rhetoric that has contributed to violence and radicalism, fostering the development …
Radiocarbon Chronology for the Late Archaic and Formative Periods on the Pacific Coast of Southeastern Mesoamerica
Archaeological excavations carried out during the past five years along the Pacific coast of Mexico, Guatemala, and El Salvador have recovered 79 new14C dates for the Late Archaic and Early to Middle Formative periods. We analyze these new dates along with 25 previously published dates to refine a sequence of 10 archaeological phases spanning almost three and a half millennia, from ca. 4000 to 650 B.C. The phases are summarized with a brief descr…
Confronting Right Wing Extremism and Terrorism in the USA
This book examines the response to right-wing extremism in the US from both the government and non-governmental organisations. It provides a detailed portrait of the contemporary extreme right in the US including interviews with several of the movement's leading figures from groups such as the Ku Klux Klan, Militias, American Renaissance and the White Aryan Resistance. The author also explains how the activities of these racist groups have been c…
The revolutionary model of Dr William L. Pierce
This essay explores the revolutionary model propounded by the late Dr William L. Pierce, the founder of the National Alliance. Pierce was keenly aware of the opposition arrayed against his movement and thus outlined a strategy that he saw as viable under current conditions. Although his National Alliance organization was large by American far right standards, it still constituted a relatively small movement. Furthermore, Pierce assumed that the m…
The Strategic Limits of Suicide Terrorism in Iraq
In 2005, suicide attacks in Iraq reached an unprecedented level in the history of modern terrorism. Recent research on the topic of suicide terrorism suggests that this tactic is ‘rational’ in the sense that it fulfills a strategic purpose, that is, to expel foreign occupiers from one's homeland. While this approach may have proven viable in previous conflicts, this article argues that suicide terrorism on such a massive scale as practiced in Ira…
Rahowa! A History of the World Church of the Creator
This article surveys the history of the World Church of the Creator, a small and obscure organization, which has nevertheless had a significant influence on the international far right. The Creativity movement has had an impact on the far right in several ways, including spearheading an anti-Christian orientation among its younger activists, introducing vitriolic rhetoric that has contributed to violence and radicalism, fostering the development …
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s Sponsorship of Holocaust Denial
In recent months, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has emerged as the Middle East’s most vociferous critic of Israel and the United States. Defiantly resisting international efforts to curb hi
The Legend and Legacy of Abu Musab al‐Zarqawi
The aerial bombardment of a safe house not far outside Baghdad on 7 June 2006 resulted in the elimination of one of the Coalition’s key enemy figures in the global war on terror. At first blush, Za
A Continuum for Responding to the Extreme Right
This article compares and contrasts the responses to right-wing extremism in the United States and the Federal Republic of Germany. Essentially, the approaches of these respective countries represent two polarities on a continuum. Whereas in theory, the United States allows extremist groups much more freedom to espouse unpopular ideas, the Federal Republic of Germany has the legal authority to disband extremist groups and parties that it deigns a…
Michael Collins Piper
This essay examines the career of Michael Collins Piper, an important figure in the American far right subculture. A prolific writer, his underground books advancing various conspiracy theories have in recent years found a receptive audience in the Islamic world. Casting himself as an alternative media representative, he has conferred with leading statesmen, including Deputy Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates Sultan Ibn Zayd al‐Nahayan, f…
Riots, disasters and racism
Three events in late 2005—Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath in New Orleans, the Muslim riots in the suburbs of Paris, and the Cronulla ‘uprising’ in Australia—were interpreted by the American extreme right as confirmation of a long-feared impending racial cataclysm. Michael and Mulloy examine analyses of these events from various representatives of the American extreme right. While the mainstream media were often diffident about reporting frank…
Theology of Hate
"Theology of Hate" published on by University Press of Florida.
David Lane and the Fourteen Words
Although a relatively obscure figure, the late David Lane had a major impact on the ideology of the global white power movement. His '14 words' credo – 'We must secure the existence of our people and a future for white children' – became a call for action for racial activists around the globe. Imprisoned for over twenty years for his involvement in a terrorist group called 'The Order', Lane was considered by many as the movement's most prominent …
A dam G adahn and A l ‐Q aeda's I nternet S trategy
The Ideological Evolution of Horst Mahler
In the late 1990s, Horst Mahler, a former leader of the Red Army Faction and scion of the radical left, announced his affinity for the extreme right and joined the National Democratic Party of Germany (Nationaldemokratische Partei Deutschlands; NPD)—Germany's principal far right party. Later distancing himself from party politics, he founded the Deutsches Kolleg, a far right think tank that promotes German nationalism. Although ostensibly now a r…
Blueprints and Fantasies
Several novels have attained popularity in the extreme right subculture, most notably, The Turner Diaries—a tale of race war that convulses America. Some observers have characterized these novels as blueprints for revolution and terrorist campaigns. The medium of fiction can be an effective vehicle for propagandizing to those persons who may not be amenable to non-fiction political treatises. This article reviews some of the more popular extremis…
The Church of the Creator Part I
This essay examines the origins of the Church of the Creator. Founded by Ben Klassen in 1973, the racist cult aspired to unite the white race into a global community with a shared religion called ‘Creativity.’ To that end, the organization sought to proselytize elements of the extreme right to its ideology, which included a strident critique of Christianity. Although this approach alienated many rightists who were Christians, it appealed to those…
The Church of the Creator Part II
After the death of Ben Klassen in 1993, the Church of the Creator languished for a few years, but in 1995, an enterprising young law student, Matthew Hale, revived the church and became the movement's recognized leader. He rechristened the organization as the "World Church of the Creator" and in the months that followed, numerous Creativity branches united under Hale's leadership. During the late 1990s and early 2000s, the World Church of the Cre…
Leaderless Resistance
Over the past several years, the face of terrorism has undergone substantial change. Although the US government is understandably concerned about well-established and enduring terrorist organizatio
Strategic Nuclear Terrorism and the Risk of State Decapitation
Over the past two decades, the likelihood of global thermonuclear war has drastically decreased, yet the threat of a nuclear attack could be greater than ever. In fact, on the eve of the Nuclear Se
Stephen J. Cimbala. Shield of Dreams
Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 2008. XX Pp., $24.00 Xxcover. ISBN: 978-1-591-14116-7 In a speech delivered in Prague on April 5, 2009, President Barak Obama outlined his vision for a world w
Counterinsurgency and Lone Wolf Terrorism
This essay examines strategies to counter the threat of lone wolf terrorism. Lone wolves implement a tactical approach dubbed “leaderless resistance,” which has become popular in several extremist subcultures. Although most episodes of lone wolf terrorism have not been highly destructive, there are notable exceptions that have claimed a substantial number of victims. The lone wolf trend should be contextualized in the evolution of conflict and st…
Surveying the Contemporary Nuclear Landscape
O Tea Party e a batalha pelo futuro dos Estados Unidos
The Tea Party, which arose shortly after President Barack Obama assumed office, is the most recent incarnation of American populism. Numerous issues – including a protracted economic recession, alarming federal budget deficits, concern over immigration, fiscal deficits, and a seemingly ineffective government response to these problems – appear to be fueling the new right-wing populism. But changing demographics in the United States will limit the…
Apocalypse, Revolution, and Terrorism
Despite the pervasiveness of secularisation, religiously driven political violence continues to bedevil the modern world. Since 9/11, jihadist terrorism has become the new normal, not only in the M
Useful Idiots or Fellow Travelers? The Relationship between the American Far Right and Russia
The relationship between the American far right and Russia has varied over time. During the Cold War, American right-wing populists were in the forefront of opposition to the Soviet Union. But as the Cold War waned, the far right became more sympathetic to Russia, viewing it as the last remaining white bastion nation in a world in which a “rising tide of color” threatened to engulf the white race. Despite the recent deterioration of relations bet…
Political science (23 works) · Law (22 works) · Sociology (18 works) · Politics (15 works) · Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence (11 works) · Law (10 works) · History (9 works) · Terrorism (9 works) · Political economy (7 works) · Gender Studies (6 works)