Primal Fear: Tribalism Empathy and the Way Forward

The assault on the United States capitol on January 6 2021 was entirely predictable-the anger the conspiracy theories the tribalism even the violence. It was the culmination of decades of traumatic social and economic change that has awakened evolutionary fear and ancient bias. Fear of others of being left behind and of the loss of sacred traditions and norms. Primal Fear describes the evolutionary roots and contemporaneous drivers of this fear and how the determined actions of our political leaders and the daily commitment of each of us can diminish Americas divisiveness and create a sense of common purpose.