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More Birds Than Bullets: a book review

10,000 Birds

He tells, for example, of sitting close by a fox den, and watching a raccoon walk past it with a look of acknowledgement. The coon wasn’t scared, McMullan explains, because it can hold its own with a fox in a fight. But the coon wanted the fox to know, nevertheless, that the coon was aware of its presence.

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Should is not a Solution

10,000 Birds

The way things should be is a very powerful motivating factor in human lives. Dogs should not be used to hunt foxes. The Iraq War was a demonstration of the most dangerous and beguiling aspect of the should – the belief that what should be is so obvious that a nudge will make it so. A hungry child should be fed.

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