The dangerous rise in overlapping extremism
ALLEN — While the motive behind the Allen outlet mall shooting remains unclear, the gunman’s online activity displayed an obsession for violence and an...
How Ideological Addiction Drives Extremism and Undermines Civil Discourse
When we think about addiction, we usually conjure images of cigarettes, alcohol, or other mind/mood-altering substances. We may think of pornography, gaming, and gambling....
People Who Share Ideology Have Similar ‘Neural Fingerprints’
People who share a political ideology have more similar “neural fingerprints” of political words and process new information in similar ways, according to a...