Ignoring Extremism Won’t Make It Go Away
Mike Gallagher
Thu, Aug 13, 2026
By Mike Gallagher, Townhall.com
The radical online left—led by high-profile voices like Hasan Piker—is not some fringe sideshow. It’s shaping elections, normalizing anti-American extremism, and facing almost no real pushback from Democratic leaders. Ignoring it doesn’t make it go away; it lets it grow.