Researchers also highlight the role of brain processes, such as the frontal lobe’s ability to organize and justify events in how secrecy is rationalized and maintained.
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Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
Through that prism, the Robinson trade could be rationalized.
The senior editor for the free speech absolutist Reason magazine said her firing was fully justified as being due to journalistic malpractice.
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Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
16 Sep. 2025
In the YouGov survey conducted in the immediate aftermath of the fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, 72 percent of Americans said violence is never justified, while 11 percent said it can sometimes be justified.
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