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What witch-finders can teach us about today's world

  • Written by David Frankfurter, Professor of Religion, Boston University
imageHow do leaders find authority as discerners of evil?Wellcome Library, London., CC BY

It is hardly a new observation that political leaders seeking populist appeal will exacerbate popular fears: about immigrants, terrorists and the other.

President Donald Trump plays to fears of immigrants and Muslims. Benjamin Netanyahu inflames Israeli fears by...

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