Part 1
Describe and explain two (2) of these essential perspectives: conventional politics,                   rancorous politics, extremist
politics, terrorism, the hostile outburst, as a political category.
Part 2
Select from at least three (3) of the readings listed below and,
wherever appropriate,             compare and/or contrast relevant information,
analytical perspectives, and themes related to your description and
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discussion of the two perspectives you have selected to describe  and
discuss.
Joel Olson, “The Freshness of Fanaticism: The Abolitionist
Defense of
Zealotry”, Perspectives on Politics, Volume 5, Number 4,
December 2007, pp. 685-
This article by Joel Olson is accessible
@ http://journals.cambridge.org.libproxy.txstate.edu/action/display
Fulltext?type=6&fid=14
29516&jid=PPS&volumeId=5&issueId=04&aid=1429508&fulltextT
ype=RA&fileId=S1 537592707072179.
Jon Grinspan, “Was Abolitionism a Failure?”, NYT, February
1, 2015, Sunday Review, p. 6.
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@ http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/01/30/was-
abolitionism-a- failure/?smid=pl-share.
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Cass R. Sunstein, “The Polarization of Extremes”, Chronicle of
Higher Education, December 14, 2007, Volume 54, Issue 16, p.
B9.
@ https://www.chronicle.com/article/the-polarization-of-
extremes/
Quillette Magazine (Note: The authors of this essay are not
identified.), Social-Media Oligopolists Are the New Railroad
Barons. It’s Time for Washington to Treat Them Accordingly”,
Quillette Magazine January 11, 2021
@ https://quillette.com/2021/01/11/social-media-oligopolists-are-
the-new-railroad- barons-its-time-for-washington-to-treat-them-
accordingly/Links to an external site.