THE FUSE

This past Monday, I had the opportunity at the annual ASPA conference in California to speak on a panel about teaching mass atrocity prevention to public-service professionals. Much of what I spoke on is based on my recently published book, Disconnection: The Search for Identity in a Digital Age (2026). In particular, I was focusing on the role social-media platforms and, more generally, digital culture are playing as pipelines for radicalization processes that contribute to mass violence and atrocities, including genocide.