How Ohio became a hotbed of white supremacism, spreading its tentacles globally | Stephen Starr

The rise of a resurgent American white supremacism is reaching around the globe, often with deadly consequences

By many accounts, Hilliard, a leafy suburb west of downtown Columbus, is a midwestern success story: its progressive school district gives a vacation day for all students to mark the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr - the first in Ohio to do so - and its homes are highly sought-after by a growing number of diverse families where locals enjoy shopping at the oldest Asian grocery in the state.

But it is also where Christopher Brenner Cook, a convicted terrorist, grew up. In April 2023, Cook and two others were sentenced for conspiring to attack America's electrical grid, and he was given a 92-month prison term.