Also from Peter, lest this become a predictable round of journalist bashing: "Graeme is a very intelligent journalist and his explanations of cliodynamics and

Also from Peter, lest this become a predictable round of journalist bashing: "Graeme is a very intelligent journalist and his explanations of cliodynamics and structural-demographic mechanisms that bring about state breakdown are quite good. The Atlantic went through a thorough fact-checking process (unusual in these times of online media with limited resources to check facts) and I have no argument with the factual foundations of the Graeme’s article."