"The Better Angels of Our Nature" Part 2: Campus Lies, I.Q. Rise & Epstein Ties

In 'Against Our Will', Susan Brownmiller argues that rape is a conscious process of intimidation used by men to keep women in a state of fear. The book critiques historical and societal views on rape, discussing its role in war and challenging myths about female sexuality. It has been influential in shaping public discourse and legal reforms regarding sexual violence.

In this book, Heather Mac Donald argues that the current emphasis on achieving racial proportionality in various institutions is leading to a decline in excellence and an erosion of civilizational achievements. She contends that racial disparities are more accurately explained by academic skills gaps and differences in criminal offending rather than systemic racism. The book critiques the 'disparate impact' legal theory and its effects on fields such as medical school admissions, scientific research grants, and law enforcement, arguing that these changes threaten lives and civilizational progress.

In this book, Steven Pinker presents a detailed argument that violence has significantly decreased over the course of human history. He uses extensive data and statistical analysis to demonstrate this decline in various domains, including military conflict, homicide, genocide, torture, and the treatment of children, homosexuals, animals, and racial and ethnic minorities. Pinker identifies four key human motivations – empathy, self-control, the moral sense, and reason – as the 'better angels' that have oriented humans away from violence and towards cooperation and altruism. He also discusses historical forces such as the rise of the state (which he terms 'Leviathan'), the spread of commerce, the growth of feminist values, and the expansion of cosmopolitanism, which have contributed to this decline in violence[1][4][5].