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The politics of fear: How fear goes tribal, allowing us to be manipulated

  • Written by Arash Javanbakht, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Wayne State University
White nationalists clash with protesters at the Aug. 12, 2017 Charlottesville, Va. rally that turned deadly violent.Steve Helber/AP Photo

Fear is arguably as old as life. It is deeply ingrained in the living organisms that have survived extinction through billions of years of evolution. Its roots are deep in our core psychological and biological...

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