Skepticlawyer » everything you know is wrong http://skepticlawyer.com.au Two lawyers and a larrikin on life, law and liberty. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 06:49:24 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 The Myth of Violence http://skepticlawyer.com.au/2009/11/05/the-myth-of-violence/ http://skepticlawyer.com.au/2009/11/05/the-myth-of-violence/#comments Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:36:15 +0000 skepticlawyer http://skepticlawyer.com.au/?p=2961 … Or, as John Humphreys often says, don’t be scared.

Not everything Steven Pinker says in this is right, but most of it is, and it’s a salutary reminder of the gifts bestowed by science, technology, markets and the old trifecta of ‘peace, order and good government.’ More reasons why this little black duck is an unashamed Whig…

It’s just under 20 mins long, so won’t take up too much of your time.

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