A Stanford Historian Thinks War Is the Engine That Drives Civilization.
25th December 2015
Is war good for anything? In the long run, the Stanford historian Ian Morris argues, it’s good for almost everything. In War! What Is It Good For?, Morris makes the case that war has played an essential role in mankind’s development and in the growth of human well-being. The book endorses not just strong government but imperialism; as applied to recent history, this translates into strong support for the historic role of the British Empire and the current global policies of the United States.
December 25th, 2015 at 17:01
Street gangs have been at war since forever. And they haven’t advanced the black community.
December 26th, 2015 at 15:55
They aren’t engaged in agriculture, either. They function rather as bandits, which operate on the periphery of a greater settled culture.