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- Perhaps the most extraordinary popular delusion about violence of the past quarter-century is that it is caused by low self-esteem. That theory has been endorsed…
- Evolutionarily speaking, there is seldom any mystery in why we seek the goals we seek — why, for example, people would rather make love with…
- All of the violence that doesn't occur doesn't get reported on the news.
- Democracy is an imperfect way of steering between the violence of anarchy and the violence of tyranny, with the least violence you can get away…
- I get drawn in when I feel there is something deep and mysterious going on beneath the surface of something.
- No matter how inured you get to atrocities, you're still always stunned and shocked by how cruel and wasteful Homo sapiens can be.
- You wouldn't believe the kind of hate mail I get about my work on irregular verbs.
- People today sometimes get uncomfortable with empirical claims that seem to clash with their political assumptions, often because they haven't given much thought to the…
- Gossip is certainly one of the things that language is useful for, because it's always handy to know who needs a favor, who can offer…
- Commerce is a noble profession, and Jews should get over any self-hatred they might harbor from contemplating the capitalist spirit of diaspora Judaism.
- You have to remember that not every creature that was evolving left behind its skull or its tools for our convenience tens of thousands of…
- Being smarter gives you a tailwind throughout life. People who are more intelligent earn more, live longer, get divorced less, are less likely to get…
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