Does fanaticism run in families? This question has bothered me throughout my life, having emerged from a rather eccentric family that held different iterations of extremist beliefs over three ...

Commenting on protests outside Supreme Court Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh’s home, a recent Wall Street Journal editorial claims we live in “fanatical times when political violence is all too possible.” ...

Fanatics, ideologues, and absolutists are humanity’s greatest scourge. Whether they’re the leaders or the followers, fanatics are people who indulge in a heady, intoxicating, and toxic concoction of ...

If someone says, “This land, from the Mediterranean Sea to the Jordan River, is all mine and only mine,” then he is out for blood. —Amos Oz, Dear Zealots I n early March the Tufts University student ...

One of the greatest challenges facing parents in the next decade will be to understand the allure of fanaticism for young people. It wasn’t that long ago that calling someone a fanatic was, if not an ...

Fatima Al-Bakili WE have a rich religious, cultural and historical heritage in our country. Our religion denounces all forms of fanaticism and racism. Treating someone according to his tribal ...

In his opinion piece, “The New Campus Fanaticism” (The Chronicle Review, March 12), Robert S. Huddleston proves that neither history nor consistency are his strong suits. In his opinion piece, “The ...

The biggest sin of modern times is arguably any form of extremism. It doesn’t matter where it comes from or how we label it. Whether it’s extremism that leads to fascism or communism or oppression or ...