B.S. Gray oversimplifies Pinker's argument and acts as an esteemed gate-keeper, though without the right credentials. You want to refute an 800 page book, you

B.S. Gray oversimplifies Pinker's argument and acts as an esteemed gate-keeper, though without the right credentials. You want to refute an 800 page book, you'll want to write more than 4500 words. However Gray's not entirely incorrect. Violence is complex and does increase and decrease randomly in the short term. But Pinker's point is the long term.