Jacob Ware

Adjunct Professor of Domestic Terrorism, Georgetown University

This statue on the grounds of the South Carolina State House honors violent segregationist Ben Tillman, who also served as governor and U.S. senator. Jeffrey Collins/AP Photo

July 31, 2026

How an 1876 massacre of Black men in South Carolina turned racial terror into political power

Jacob Ware, Georgetown University

The men responsible for the bloodshed 150 years ago were never prosecuted; instead, they rose to South Carolina’s highest offices.

A recruit participates in the Army’s future soldier prep course at Fort Jackson in Columbia, S.C., on Sept. 25, 2024. AP Photo/Chris Carlson

June 12, 2025

US Army’s image of power and flag‑waving rings false to Gen Z weary of gun violence − and long‑term recruitment numbers show it

Jacob Ware, Georgetown University

Generations already suffering a shattered sense of safety from US gun violence do not see the military as a viable option, a terrorism scholar argues.

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Joined January 25, 2022