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Ten Global Trends Every Smart Person Should Know: And Many Others You Will Find Interesting by @humanprogress editor Marian Tupy and Ronald Bailey https://amazon.com/dp/1948647737/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_x_HAqtFb7EFGXWT via @amazon

We are the luckiest generation. On average, we are longer living, richer, healthier, more educated, safer & even happier than any other people who have ever lived. Is it too much to ask that we start behaving in a manner commensurate with our good fortune?

The recent U.S. Supreme Court decision extending workplace protections for LGBT individuals comes at a time when a record share of American citizens supports equal job rights for homosexual citizens.

The inefficiency of making even something as humble as a sandwich by oneself is simply mind-boggling. There was a time when everyone grew their own food. It was a time of immense poverty and labor without rest

In 1950, an average American worker worked 1,983 hours in a year. In 2016, that had fallen to 1,774. That's 209 fewer hours of labor — and 209 more hours to spend with family and friends.

Two countries, one lesson. Between 1970 and 2017: Chile: Economic freedom: +123% Income per capita: +204% Venezuela: Economic freedom: -64% Income per capita: -42% Full article:

The recent U.S. Supreme Court decision extending workplace protections for LGBT individuals comes at a time when a record share of American citizens supports equal job rights for homosexual citizens.

Two countries, one lesson. Between 1970 and 2017: Chile: Economic freedom: +123% Income per capita: +204% Venezuela: Economic freedom: -64% Income per capita: -42% Full article: https://humanprogress.org/article.php?p=1923

Two countries, one lesson. Between 1970 and 2017: Chile: Economic freedom: +123% Income per capita: +204% Venezuela: Economic freedom: -64% Income per capita: -42% Full article: https://humanprogress.org/article.php?p=1923

The recent U.S. Supreme Court decision extending workplace protections for LGBT individuals comes at a time when a record share of American citizens supports equal job rights for homosexual citizens.