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November 17, 2007
"It's Getting Better All the Time"
Don Boudreaux
If the New York Times and other major, elite news outlets are to be believed, the only real question today is whether ordinary people will meet their end by being roasted or flooded to death by man-made global warming or by being crushed -- as they crawl in search of crumbs of toxic food not grown locally -- beneath the diamond-studded heels of boots worn by the richest one-percent of the population.
Patrons of the Cafe know that Russ and I are generally skeptical of most of the fear-mongering about the state of humanity. Admittedly, we are both deeply influenced by the late Julian Simon, who is, in my opinion, the most underrated economist ever to live.
So I'm delighted to learn that Manoj Padki has started the wonderful new blog "It's Getting Better All the Time" (whose title comes from this book written by Julian Simon and his student Stephen Moore). In this blog, Manoj will report and document many of the countless ways that humans are progressing. I will visit Manoj's blog at least once each day.
Posted by Don Boudreaux in Everyday Life, Myths and Fallacies, Risk and Safety, Standard of Living, The Future, The Hollow Middle, Weblogs | Permalink
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Though libertarian folks would be disappointed that Manoj Padki advocates the spread of Democracy.
Posted by: Gil | Nov 17, 2007 8:57:29 AM
Gil, your stawman gets so old so quickly. The least you could do is explain your reasoning each time so it doesn't sound like a complete nonsequitor.
I guess turn about is fair play. Gil, please choose which applies to you : Gil hates the Constitution because it places limits on the power of democracy.
or
Gil hates democracy because he wants the Constitution to place limits on the power of democracy
Posted by: mopey | Nov 23, 2007 10:22:22 AM
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