Yuval Harari’s book, Sapiens, has been recommended by almost everyone whose opinion I respect. I didn’t get around to reading it until a few weeks ago, when my neighbor literally pushed it into my chest. So I decided it was time. It was a fun read, but I came out…

Thank you so much for your response, Victor. I really appreciate your thoughts and feedback. The study that Pinker describes is interesting, but the conclusion is not surprising. The person made an observation about something in the world. In this case, the person observed himself walking out of the room…

In a recent podcast, journalist Ezra Klein made the following comment about the climate change discourse: I think there are two deep stories that are always implicit and sometimes explicit in this conversation. So one is maybe let’s call it the ‘Christian story of dominion’, that man has control of…