By historical standards, work-related fatalities have fallen 95% in the 20th century. Steven Pinker, a Harvard University psychologist, documents data in his book Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress (2018) estimating that 61 workers per 100,000 […]
Incredible progress is being made with the near eradication of polio. For 30 years, global health funders—predominantly Rotary International, have been on a mission to eliminate the deadly disease. In many parts of the world, polio is not a disease […]
Today’s technology continues to amaze and impress. A company called Icon has announced that it is using a 3D printer to make a structurally sound, inexpensive home. This invention could change the lives for the better for its beneficiaries, and […]
Most economists would agree that enforced property rights contribute greatly to economic growth and broad-based prosperity. An enforced private property system gives individuals the right to use their resources as they see best. In the Road to Serfdom, a political […]
Adam Braun has a really interesting book about his journey with the creation of his organization called Pencils of Promise. It’s called The Promise of a Pencil: How an Ordinary Person Can Create Extraordinary Change. He puts a lot of […]