"Surge in Left-Wing Violence” Study is More Spin than Stats

If you perused the mainstream media outlets yesterday, you may have come across a brief from the Center for Strategic and International Studies called “Left-Wing Terrorism and Political Violence in the United States”.

The headline claims that 2025 marks the first time in over 30 years that left-wing terrorist attacks have outnumbered right-wing ones, but when one actually breaks it down, it seems their conclusion relies more on selective framing and glaring omissions than facts.