@SamHarrisOrg @coldxman Oh, I've read that piece. It's entirely believable that he's an undergrad. Half the first section explodes when you realize the South didn't flourish *because* of its poor choice of economic system (capitalism+slavery). They fell behind at the industrial revolution because of it! And while the north was industrializing and inventing whole new industries (and massive wealth), the southern economy kept pumping capital into agrarian human suffering.

Northern wealth begat more wealth. And the south still lags behind today *because* of this.