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We never see a reporter saying to the camera, “Here we are, live from a country where a war has not broken out” - or a city that has not been bombed, or a school that has not been shot up... The only sound way to appraise the state of the world is to count.

Despite what we hear on the news and from many authorities, the great story of our era is that we are witnessing the greatest improvement in global living standards ever to take place.

African poverty wasn't caused by colonialism, capitalism or free trade. African poverty preceded the continent’s contact with Europe. Many of Europe’s former dependencies grew rich because they maintained imported institutions & partook in global trade.

In 1950, Singapore's average income was 48% of the U.K.'s. In 2016, Singaporeans earned 94% more than the British.

In 1950, Singapore's average income was 48% of the U.K.'s. In 2016, Singaporeans earned 94% more than the British.

Stop saying 2017 (like 2016) was the worst year ever. Notwithstanding you-know-who, Marian Tupy's http://HumanProgress.org recounts 82 amazing developments of the year.

on the good news front: over the last two centuries, literacy around the globe has grown from 12% to 86%

The astonishing, and astonishingly unappreciated, progress in human well-being over the last 3 decades.

Right after WWII, Hong Kong's per capita income was one third of that in Britain. Today, it's over 30 percent higher

In 1950, Singapore's average income was 48% of the U.K.'s. In 2016, Singaporeans earned 94% more than the British.