“This is the single greatest threat to America” - Prof Robert Pape

 “This is the single greatest threat to America” - Prof Robert Pape

Americano with Freddy Gray and The Spectator

Oct 15, 2026  Americano

Freddy Gray speaks with University of Chicago international security scholar Professor Robert Pape about his book, Our Own Worst Enemies: America in the Face of Violent Populism, exploring how demographic transformations, widening wealth inequality, and the normalisation of political violence across the political spectrum are intersecting to pose a profound internal threat to American democracy and global stability.