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Psychology expert: Why extremists use violence in their quest for significance

  • Written by Arie Kruglanski, Professor of Psychology, University of Maryland

The recent attack in New York, which left 29 persons wounded, the bombings in New Jersey and the knife attack in Minnesota serve as a grim reminder that this year of blood and fury carries on.

“We have every reason to believe this was an act of terror,” New York Mayor Bill de Blasio stated Monday afternoon in reference to the bombings...

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