Status Updates From The Spirit Level: Why Equal...

“Equality was the bastion against arbitrary power. This was expressed in the historical demand for “No taxation without representation”, and “No legislation without representation”.”

“The criminal and penal systems have been operating under a huge mistake, namely, the belief that punishment will deter, prevent or inhibit violence, when in fact it is the most powerful stimulant of violence that we have yet discovered.”

Learning exactly how stress will shorten my lifespan is doing surprisingly little to help with my stress 🤔