This week, federal authorities have been investigating a series of bombs sent through the mail to high-profile critics of President Trump, including Barack Obama and George Soros. Two more, sent to Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) and CNN, were discovered this morning.
No suspects have been officially named, but the development continues to dominate the headlines. The Verge spoke to John Horgan, a terrorism expert at Georgia State University and the author of The Psychology of Terrorism, about the goals of terrorism, the best way to move on, and why we shouldn’t keep emphasizing that the mail bombs are crude.
This interview has been lightly edited for clarity.
First things first: what exactly is terrorism, and how do we distinguish it from...
