George Joseph Michael (born January 30, 1961)[1][2] is an American historian, political scientist, and writer.
[6] He obtained his Ph.D. in public policy from George Mason University in 2002,[7] where he studied under Francis Fukuyama, with a thesis entitled "The U.S.
[7] In 2003, he authored Confronting Right-wing Extremism and Terrorism in the USA, which discussed domestic terrorists and the threats which they pose to the U.S. "homeland security.
"[11] Political Science Quarterly reviewed his 2006 book The Enemy of My Enemy, writing that it "explores the connections and possibilities for cooperation between militant Islamic movements and Western right-wing extremism", and it "provides a good overview of the historical and intellectual wellsprings of these two movements, but it ultimately does not provide a case that would justify alarm".
[14] Michael says that post-9/11, underground radio stations that traffic in conspiracy theories and incite violence in the U.S. are under greater scrutiny because law enforcement has been given more power to prosecute such speech.