Archive - Lefineder’s Substack

Live Lone and Prosper

On the expectations of life of hermits and saints in the age of disease.

Apr 26, 2024 •

The Pacification of War

Battle Massacres may have gone out of fashion

Apr 23, 2024 •

August 2023

More Calories Less Crime

Some criminals are getting too fat to offend.

Aug 12, 2023 •

July 2023

The Meat of Man the Hunter

Men and Women have been shaped by their respective subsistence strategies.

Jul 21, 2023 •

Carts of Carnage

Travel in the age of the cart was more dangerous than travel in the age of the car.

Jul 19, 2023 •

When did people stop being drunk all the time?

Trends in alcohol consumption from the middle ages to the modern world tell a story.

Jul 18, 2023 •

The Finite Faculties of Man

What is the extent of human cultural variation?

Jul 16, 2023 •

June 2023

Sinister strike

On the comparative advantage of left-handed violence

Jun 18, 2023 •

May 2023

Inequality, galactic and planetary

Is the relationship between inequality and homicide casual? Should we expect it to be?

May 26, 2023 •

March 2023

Patriotism or Prestige

What is the true motivation of generals?

Mar 23, 2023 •

Crime rise; more or the same.

Did crime rise at the same rate in Democrats and Republican cities?

Mar 10, 2023 •

February 2023

Don't tase men, bro!

Increasingly Americans are against police use of force under any circumstance.

Feb 19, 2023 •

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