The debate over political extremism has brought attention to a new threat tracked by federal law enforcement: nihilistic violent extremism.

In simple terms, fascism is an extreme form of authoritarian ultranationalism with a focus on the absolute importance of the nation or race over individual interests, where a dictator and powerful state control nearly all aspects of society, including the use of force to suppress all opposition.

Trying to understand things your Gen Z (and increasingly, Gen Alpha) kids say is a lose-lose situation. When they first start saying it, there’s almost no way you can figure it out by context clues. When you finally do learn the definition, it’s ...