Extremism
Apr 19 2011, Nissim Dahan

It seems, at times, that there are no limits to extremism. I guess that’s why they call it “extremism.”

The recent murder of Vittorio Arrigoni, age 36, comes to mind, although there are numerous examples to be found in all the nooks and...

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