A recent study published in Injury Epidemiology finds that the size of a person’s social network may be linked to their support for political violence in the United States. According to findings, people with either very few or very many close connections show a higher likelihood of endorsing violence as a means to achieve political goals. These findings suggest that both isolation and large social circles may play unexpected roles in political attitudes, particularly when paired with heavy social media use or distrust in government. Previous studies have suggested that social networks can infl…