Showing posts with label peace. Show all posts
Showing posts with label peace. Show all posts

Tuesday, November 22, 2011

The Better Angels of Our Nature: Matt Ridley & Steven Pinker

Two fascinating authors, Matt Ridley and Steven Pinker discuss Pinker's views on the decline of violence over history. I can't help put notice that the charts Pinker uses for his talk cover periods corresponding with the Age of Enlightenment and the rise of classical liberalism. Reason and liberty have long gone together. Three parts. About 90 minutes in total.



Friday, September 21, 2007

Marketplace of Ides in War and Peace

Richard Ebeling discusses the role of the marketplace in ideas -- in war and peace. Seven parts, about 60 minutes.