Another criticism of Steven 'Pangloss' Pinker's rosy view of modern warfare by Jay Knott (03/19/13) ⇌ (Freedom)
David Swanson, on Counterpunch, criticizes Steven Pinker's optimistic view of the Iraq war, claiming it killed 5% of the population, a far greater percentage than the number of Americans killed in any war.
http://www.counterpunch.org/2013/03/18/iraq-war-among-worlds-worst-events/
It's a shame he doesn't mention Pinker by name or link to his writing.
Here's my review of Pinker: