Review: David Graeber Argues that the Enlightenment Was Heavily Influenced by Pirates
The late anthropologist maintains that the pirate culture of Madagascar was a major influence on thinkers like Hobbes and Locke.
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When—and Why—Did People First Start Using Money?
An anthropologist explains the early origins and uses of money—and how archaeological finds fill in our picture of the past.
Psychedelic Forefather Arthur Brown on Ritual, Technology and the ’60s
"[W]e need a wider context for things, and where you find that, because it is our nature, is inwards. You go in and have a look."
