It's Better Than It Looks: Reasons For Optimism In An Age Of Fear

It's Better Than It Looks: Reasons For Optimism In An Age Of FearIs civilization teetering on the edge of a cliff? Or are we just climbing higher than ever? Most people who read the news would tell you that 2017 is one of the worst years in recent memory. We're facing a series of deeply troubling, even existential problems: fascism, terrorism, environmental collapse, racial and economic inequality, and more. Yet this narrative misses something important: by almost every meaningful measure, the modern world is

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