This week we discuss the start of a Russian invasion of Ukraine and the analogies some deploy to understand it. And, I speak with Professor Sylwia J. Piatkowska of Florida State University about her recent paper titled “Brexit, Terrorist Attacks, and Hate Crime: A Longitudinal Analysis.” The paper is to be published in Social Problems, and is co-authored by Brian J. Stults. Segment 1 -- Sylwia J. Piatkowska on “Brexit, Terrorist Attacks, and Hate Crime: A Longitudinal Analysis.” Segment 2 -- The Russian invasion of Ukraine in analogical perspective

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