Spencer Sunshine

Spencer Sunshine has been writing about the Far Right for over 20 years. His book Neo-Nazi Terrorism and Countercultural Fascism: The Origins and Afterlife of James Mason’s Siege was published by Routledge in 2024. He has a PhD in Sociology, and his writings have been published by the Daily Beast, Southern Poverty Law Center, The Forward, and The Battleground.
It happened here: When the American Front marched on Haight Street
How a posse of neo-Nazis and hipsters in San Francisco helped create today’s right-wing troll army
June 24, 2026
