Sunday round-up

Ruminations on tough issues by smart people.

A history of violence by Stephen Pinker. [First published in The New Republic, 031907]
Gun control isn't the answer by James Q. Wilson. [LA Times Op-Ed, 042007]

A economist's view on saving the world by Bjorn Lomborg, who heads the Copenhagen Consensus. [TED talk]


The paradox of choice by Barry Schwartz. [TED talk]