It is very reasonable to worry about the harm done by organized religion, and to prefer looser and more private arrangements.

I am sure it must be true that people opt out of the mainstream society because they feel that there are going to be no rewards for them, if they stay.

Hierarchy works well in a stable environment.

When we are reflecting on terrorism we can grieve for many things we do and have done.

Inequality can have a bad downside, but equality, for its part, sure does get in the way of coordination.

I have increasingly, over the years, felt that religion today does our civilization more harm than good.

Since 1970, relationships can be more volatile, jobs more ephemeral, geographical mobility more intensified, stability of marriage weaker.