The Three Witches of War and Politics
The evolutionary origins of tribal conflict
Politics and warfare, at all times and everywhere, derive from some combination of three basic human “instincts”—innate impulses that are also formidable in territorial mammals. The first is fear and loathing of the other; the second is resentment of the powerful and prosperous (and covetousness of their wealth); and the third, which often ignites and f…