This article is a bit over the top and has a lot of non-sequitors, but the statistical critique of Pinker's book by Nassim Taleb the author linked to is excelle

This article is a bit over the top and has a lot of non-sequitors, but the statistical critique of Pinker's book by Nassim Taleb the author linked to is excellent: http://www.fooledbyrandomness.com/pinker.pdf http://www.fooledbyrandomness.com/pinker.pdf