After World War II it was decided that, in order to prevent the Germans and the French from having another war, it would be better to tie them together into one economic pact so they would invest in each other and have mutual stakes. Until now, that has worked to prevent warfare between the two.

Socialism cannot function, because its economic reward structure is contrary to human nature.

There is little evidence that other animals judge the appropriateness of actions that do not directly affect themselves.

I'm personally a nonbeliever, so I'm struggling with if we really need religion.

We would much rather blame nature for what we don't like in ourselves than credit it for what we do like.

Chimpanzees, typically, kiss and embrace after fights. They first make eye contact from a distance to see the mood of the others. Then they approach and kiss and embrace.

To neglect the common ground with other primates, and to deny the evolutionary roots of human morality, would be like arriving at the top of a tower to declare that the rest of the building is irrelevant, that the precious concept of "tower" ought to be reserved for the summit.