Are Americans Addicted to Conflict?
October 8, 2025
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October 8, 2025
Are Americans Addicted to Conflict?
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Novelist Lionel Shriver explains why Americans overinterpret tragedies, compares today’s partisan divisions to the conflicts she witnessed in Northern Ireland, and argues that political manias are driving the country toward destructive extremes.
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