Russia’s invasion of Ukraine (and possibly other countries) is a good example of emotions, or passions, run amok. And emotionalism could get a lot more people killed. Vladimir Putin has an emotional drive to build a Russian Empire comprising most of the former Warsaw Pact states. His better judgment—looking at the reality of his situation—held him at bay for 20 years. It’s impossible to know if his decision to invade was a result of changes in variables in his reasoning or if his passions simply overwhelmed his reason. Regardless, the result is bloodshed and extreme risk for Europe and the whole world. Limited wars have a way of turning into mammoth conflagrations…