Brief Research ReportPublished 27 February 2026Authoritarianism in response to threat is possible among the left but more prevalent among the right: a critique of the LWA literatureConrad Baldner · Giammaria Trimarco · Ginevra Maltese · Riccardo Rocchi · Sofia Sorvillo · Parya MojtahedzadehFrontiers in Social Psychologydoi 10.3389/frsps.2026.1704627