Society & Culture - Wednesday, June 30, 2010 15:32 - 1 Comment

Anger, not fear, fuels war-time rally

WASHINGTON U.-ST. LOUIS (US)—It’s no secret that Americans tend to throw their support behind a sitting U.S. president when the nation is thrust into a war or other potentially violent conflict with a foreign foe—a phenomenon known as the “rally ’round the flag effect.” Continue…