Why do people become extremists? What makes people become so dismissive of opposing
views? Why is political and cultural polarization so pervasive in America? Why do groups of
teenagers, investors, and corporations take unnecessary risks? What leads groups to
engage in such destructive acts as terrorism and ethic cleansing? In Going to Extremes,
renowned legal scholar and best-selling author Cass Sunstein offers startling insights into
why and when people gravitate toward extremism. Sunstein marshals an abundance of …