Stories by R. Brian Ferguson

R. Brian Ferguson is a professor of anthropology at Rutgers University–Newark. His academic career has been devoted to explaining why war happens. Credit: Nick Higgins

Evolution

War Is Not Part of Human Nature

War may not be in our nature after all

September 1, 2018 — R. Brian Ferguson

The Sciences

Tribal Warfare

Contact between Europeans and Native Americans may have shattered a delicate social balance that had existed among local tribes. One result was widespread violence

January 1, 1992 — R. Brian Ferguson