Quote of the day
War is not its own end, except in some catastrophic slide into absolute damnation. It's peace that's wanted. Some better peace than the one you started with.
Jon Elster

Born: February 22, 1940 (age 85)
Bio: Jon Elster is a Norwegian social and political theorist who has authored works in the philosophy of social science and rational choice theory.
Known for:
- Nuts and bolts for the social sciences (1989)
- Making Sense of Marx (1985)
- An Introduction to Karl Marx (1986)
- Ulysses and the Sirens (1979)