Episode · All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg · 2026-11-10

Rick Smith on All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg: books mentioned

Freedom vs. Safety: Axon CEO Rick Smith on the Future of Policing

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Rick Smith discussed The Better Angels of Our Nature by Steven Pinker.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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   The Better Angels of Our Nature

   Steven Pinker · at 52:07

   The Better Angels of Our Nature by Steven Pinker is a sweeping historical and psychological analysis arguing that violence has steadily declined over the course of human history.

   Discussed

   “In fact Steven Pinker, the Harvard psychologist, who's uh uh sort of famously both liberal but also very rational. He wrote Better Angels of Our Nature, and this is his example on like you need a functional police force”

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