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A remarkable transformation has occurred in American thought. It's one of those transformations that's imperceptible while it's happening, but seems breathtaking when looked upon in retrospect. I believe historians will almost certainly remark upon the 1990s as the linchpin decade that marked a radical shift in the American mindset.
Anyway, Pinker is an enormously interesting fellow. In many ways I think he's the new Stephen Jay Gould, synthesizing and popularizing complex scientific ideas.
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