A review by tessaays
The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined by Steven Pinker

5.0

An instant classic from Pinker. Everyone should read this book and feel better about the world. As usual, it is exhaustive and exacting in its research, and it’s very difficult to argue with any of the conclusions reached. Truly an intellectual feat on a scale I don’t think I’ve ever read before. But (also as usual) it’s also so well written and readable that it doesn’t feel at all like the door-stopper that it is.