I actually had an “additional reading” section on the Slate piece which got cut for space/length considerations and your book was on it. I’m preoccupied taking care of Huxley today but I’ll probably post that full list tomorrow AM.

My dad is friends with “Nap” Chagnon (i swear that’s what they call him, not making it up just to be overly familiar or to impress) and we’ve had a number of discussions about how both my dad as his friend, and Chagnon himself, feels about his reputation. How deserved it is was very relevant to the discussion, since when i learned of the friendship i’d recently graduated from MSU with a minor in anthropology. At that time i’d receieved the fully judgemental version of his research with no mitigating context. Having the entire landscape of anthropology, ethics, consent, and relevant history in one essay provides a sense of balance that was missing from earlier writings, like the incredibly biased textbook i still have in a box in my basement somewhere.

So thank you for that thought provoking piece!