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What both sides of America’s polarized divide share: Deep anxieties about the meaning of life and existence itself

  • Written by Carl F. Weems, Professor of Human Development and Family Studies, Iowa State University
imageWhatever your beliefs, existential anxiety is likely the fear at the root of why certain issues trigger you.francescoch/iStock via Getty Images Plus

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