What Stephen Miller gets wrong about human nature

The Trump adviser’s assertions about the “real world” reflect a deep misunderstanding of Thomas Hobbes’s dog-eat-dog ...
New York Post

Our society can succeed only by contending with human nature — not simply fighting it

“What are you being so mean for, miss?” asks Humphrey Bogart’s character in “The African Queen.” “A man takes a drop too much once in a while, it’s only human nature.” Katharine Hepburn’s character ...
City Journal

The Hard Truths of Human Nature

The Origins of Politics: How Evolution and Ideology Shape the Fate of Nations, by Nicholas Wade (HarperCollins, 256 pp., $32.00) No matter how he lands on one’s radar, Wade is worth reading. His ...
The New York Times

‘This Is the War Against Human Nature’

new video loaded: ‘This Is the War Against Human Nature’ transcript Takes a huge effort to stay out of it, and society makes it very difficult for you. Your work makes it very difficult for you. There ...
Psychology Today

First Principles of Being Human

The fundamental concepts or assumptions on which a theory, system, or method is based. – Oxford Languages First principle reasoning breaks down complex problems into their most basic, foundational ...