EPISODE · Aug 12, 2020 · 26 MIN
Ronald Bailey: Global trends every smart person should know
from Political Economy with Jim Pethokoukis
Ronald Bailey gives the case for long-term optimism based on many positive global trends including declining violence and the dramatic reduction in extreme poverty. He also discusses why pessimism persists in spite of these trends. The post Ronald Bailey: Global trends every smart person should know appeared first on American Enterprise Institute - AEI.
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Global poverty, hunger, and violence are declining. The world is becoming a better place, year by year. So why are so many people afraid of the future and nostalgic about the past rather than optimistic about what’s to come? I’m delighted to discuss that question today with Ronald Bailey. Ronald is the science correspondent for Reason magazine and Reason.com. He’s the co-author — along with Marian Tupy — of the upcoming book, Ten Global Trends Every Smart Person Should Know: And Many Others You Will Find Interesting . He’s also the author of the 2015 book, The End of Doom: Environmental Renewal in the Twenty-first Century . You can also check out the transcript of this podcast here .
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