[w]hat Makes Patriotic And Religious Fanatics Such

To Dismiss The Current Extinction Wave On The Grounds That Extinctions Are Normal Events Is Like Ignoring A Genocidal Massacre On The Grounds That Every Human Is Bound To Die At Some Time Anyway.

In Short, Europe’s Colonization Of Africa Had Nothing To Do With Differences Between European And African Peoples Themselves, As White Racists Assume. Rather, It Was Due To Accidents Of Geography And Biogeography—in Particular, To The Continents’ Different Areas, Axes, And Suites Of Wild Plant And Animal Species. That Is, The Different Historical Trajectories Of Africa And Europe Stem Ultimately From Differences In Real Estate.

All Of Our Current Environmental Problems Are Unanticipated Harmful Consequences Of Our Existing Technology. There Is No Basis For Believing That Technology Will Miraculously Stop Causing New And Unanticipated Problems While It Is Solving The Problems That It Previously Produced.

Rhino-mounted Bantu Shock Troops Could Have Overthrown The Roman Empire. It Never Happened.

Starbucks Goes To A Great Effort, And Pays Twice As Much For Its Coffee As Its Competitors Do, And Is Very Careful To Help Coffee Producers In Developing Countries Grow Coffee Without Pesticides And In Ways That Preserve Forest Structure.