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The Deep Biosocial Roots of Egalitarian Politics
Orientation: Anthropological confirmation of primitive communism When Marx and Engels proclaimed that the first human societies practiced ”primitive communism” they hardly had much company. In the first half of the 20th century two exceptions were the archeologist V. Gordon Childe and later on the anthropologist Leslie White. It was only in the 1960s and 1970s […]
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Yogi the Instructor
Driving through Yellowstone, I watch a black bear stand on her hind legs at the roadside, teaching her cubs to beg. She rises, sways slightly, forepaws lifted in a gesture that tourists find irresistible. This is her curriculum: stand tall, look needy, wait for the windows to roll down. The cubs aren’t interested. They scramble […]
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What It Means to Be Human
Various domesticated bird species usually run around the farm, including guinea fowl. We love our guinea fowl because they spend their days eating bugs: including ticks, flies, and other noxious pests. Guinea fowl are funny creatures, with colorful bald heads, speckled feathers, long legs, and oddly shaped bodies. We often view them as comic relief […]
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The Trauma Will Be Instagrammed: Wombat Handlings Down Under
The influencer might be defined as a modern, junked cretin of arrested moral and ethical capacity – with specific skills. Such an individual, for instance, is often able to use technological platforms with aptitude for two mundane purposes: to manipulate the gullible and rake in the cash. The essence of this effort lies in the […]
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The Government’s War on “Backyard” Farms
On the front page of the CDC website is the following headline: Which then opens into the following: Are you ready to give away your chickens? Move from the country? Wear gloves and a mask when caring for backyard chickens? Stop buying eggs from your local farmer or, all of the above? But hold your […]
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