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    Atavism: "recurrence of or reversion to a past style, manner, outlook, approach, or activity"*

     

    *Source: Merriam-Webster Dictionary

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    Welcome to the Jungle!

    Welcome to the Atavist Daily, a brand-new blog dedicated to exploring modern culture from an evolutionary perspective. The world we know isn't the one our genes prepared for, but what can we do about it?

    Starting Points

    Five Reasons Libertarians Should Hate Corporations

    November 16, 2014

    Why should libertarians hate corporations? Simple: because they're government-created legal fictions that interfere with the free market.

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    Reversal of Fortune

    October 24, 2014

    Ever since the Great Recession, we've been worried sick about getting back to economic growth. But in setting our goals, it's useful to remember that things were already pretty screwed up in 2007.

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    Downwards-Facing Teenagers

    October 6, 2014

     

    Pull at the thread of school dress codes, and an entire society unravels. 

     

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    Green and Purple Monsters

    September 15, 2014

    Now that Ray Rice is in danger of becoming old news, might we discuss whether a culture of monogomy contributes to domestic violence?

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    Utopia Lost

    September 12, 2014

    Fox had a new show out called 'Utopia'. I tried to watch it for your benefit, and failed. When does television cross the line from 'bad' to 'dangerous'?

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    Monkey Monkey Love

    September 8, 2014

    On slut-shaming bonobos. Why all the hate???

     

     

     

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    Pencilnecks, Thingumabobs, and Capitalism

    September 5, 2014

    An Atavist's review of Nick Harkaway's "The Gone Away World." An economic classic?

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    Supermarket Marriages

    September 1, 2014

    Economists use their models of relationships to 'prove' their assumptions of human behavior. What happens when at Atavist takes a look?

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    Right Ways to Play

    August 26, 2014

    Football is the world's most popular game. How long will it take before we realize that capitalism is killing it?

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    Feeding the World

    August 25, 2014

    So the paleo diet is super-healthy. But can it be sustainably followed across the globe? And if not, does it change our moral obligations?

     

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    The Pessimism of Liberalism

    August 19, 2014

    There's an inherent nihilism in both personal and economic liberalism. Does it have to be that way?

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    Mama Mia, Papas Three-a!

    August 14, 2014

    What can the movie Mama Mia teach us about paternity certainty?

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    On Beards and Bad Science, Part Two

    August 13, 2014

    What if the Rational Model is right?

     

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    On Beards and Bad Science, Part One

    August 12, 2014

    Do women pick their sex partners based on their beards? Analysis of a misguided attempt to use the Rational Model in analyzing a bad study.

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    The Partial 30

    August 11, 2014

    The Whole 30 is a great idea, which we totally support, but aren't following. Hypocritical or reasonable? You be the judge.

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    Atavist Playlist: The Killers, "Runaways"

    August 8, 2014

    The Atavist Playlist analyzes the apotheosis of all Killers' songs: modern romance doesn't always have a happy ending.

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    Forever Growth, Inevitable Doomsday?

    August 7, 2014

    Why does our economy have to keep growing? And does that mean we're doomed?

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    The Decline of Religion

    August 6, 2014

    Religious groups have been great community-builders through the years. Why are they in decline now, when we need community so much?

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    Teenage Wastelands

    August 5, 2014

    Why does YA fiction celebrate individuality in the face of fascism so much? And why does corporate culture create corporate drone culture?

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    The Goldilocks Price

    August 4, 2014

    How much commitment do you 'pay' with in your sexual relationships? Is there a middle ground between free love and institutional marriage?

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    What's Wrong With Families?

    August 3, 2014

    Simple: they're too small to effectively spread risk or take advantage of economies of scale in consumption. They do make for some great stock photography, though...

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    Science Fiction and Atavism

    August 2, 2014

    The difficulties of criticizing capitalism; the appeal and danger of fantastical thinking.

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    The Incoherence of American Politics

    August 2, 2014

    There's a reason things don't make sense.

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