Robert Wright is an evolutionary renaissance man. His ability to utilize evolutionary strategies in the interpretation of human history, natural selection, the existence of God, nuclear disarmament, American politics, and anything else he turns his attention to, have made him a highly sought-after writer, speaker, and journalist. Wright's first book, The Moral Animal: Why We Are the Way We Are, is a tour-de-force overview of evolutionary psychology, and his most recent book, Nonzero: The Logic of Human Destiny, argues that human cultural evolution can be understood as the inevitable, logical outgrowth of biological evolution. Wright boldly, and optimistically, concludes that this evolutionary action must ultimately lead to increasing levels of human social and environmental cooperation—on a planetary scale. He generously agreed to speak with WIE's Carter Phipps—in what we hope will be the first of many conversations to come—about the state of American society and the future of American politics. So stay tuned.

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