Mosaic Ark 136 Riot Season Reruns

“The madness of crowds.” I’m sure everyone has heard that phrase before. It is often used to describe the behavior of mobs, as if the individual participants, through some mass psychosis contagion, cease to be individuals and act as one mad, destructive being. But is it true? On this week’s Mosaic Ark, the ladies discuss the ongoing anti-ICE riots in LA, and take a walk down memory lane to remember some of the other riots in our country’s history, and how their similarities might point to a different explanation for the violence. —Streamed June 13, 2025