Steven Pinker

The dove, a symbol of peace, flies over a mosque in Afghanistan.

Why I find optimism amid grim news

Culture

The host of “The Takeaway” has his reasons the real news is better than you think. Journalism, he says, has become often about “screaming fire in a crowded theater.”

Hands up, don't shoot protesters

The ‘Hands up, don’t shoot’ gesture from Ferguson moves to Hong Kong

Global Scan
The dove has long been a symbol of peace. This white dove lives at the Blue Mosque in Mazar-i-Sharif in Afghanistan

The world is actually becoming more peaceful — believe it or not

Conflict

In the Face of Violence, Do Societies Turn Inward to Evolve?

The World

‘The Better Angels of Our Nature’: Steven Pinker on why violence has declined

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