By almost any measure, more people lived better lives last year than ever before. Global lifespans, literacy and real incomes all reached record highs, and more people lived in free or at least partially free countries than at anytime in human history...., Global Good News, Richard W. Rahn, The Washington Times
If you're stuck on CNN or the various "newspapers of record" you probably missed this story, a strong essay on what actually improved in the world in recent memory. The Washington Times, reviled as a creature of various extremists, reports a story of real progressive change. Read the whole thing. Richard W. Rahn and his newspaper are rare indeed to speak about good news. As he puts it...
The "end of the world" crowd has always been with us and, perhaps, always will be. But I for one do not plan to give up my possessions or my freedom (either voluntarily or through increased taxation or regulation) because of "global warming," or "bird flu," or whatever the next great crisis is, because I trust my fellow man (but not my government) to be endlessly inventive in overcoming adversity....(Global Good news, Rahn, continued...)
What's your good news? It's useful to think about sometimes, and often startling to discover that the sky, your own, or the world's, has not fallen down.
Luther
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