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And the bottom 50 percent are less poor than at any time in human history. "In 1820, 94% of the world's population lived in extreme poverty. In 1990, 34.8%, and in 2015, just 9.6%." https://humanprogress.org/article.php?p=

But I was told that capitalism and the Enlightenment were bad.

“Citizenship is the right to have one’s natural rights protected.” - @GeorgeWill delivering Kenneth Simon Lecture @CatoInstitute Constitution Day.

I for one welcome the Kalsarikannitization of America. https://finland.fi/emoji/kalsarik

Illegal immigrants are 47% less likely to be incarcerated than native-born Americans. Legal immigrants are 78% less likely to be incarcerated than natives. http://j.mp/2sqG3rh #CatoImmigration

Enlightenment values are under assault from the far Left and far Right. Both extremes believe our world's been corrupted beyond repair. They want to blow it up and start anew. “What,” they ask, “do you have to lose?” Actually, a lot...

All farm bills are bad, pure creatures of the D.C. swamp, regardless of which party is in power, but Republicans appear to have worked overtime to make certain that this one confirmed the party’s worst stereotypes. http://j.mp/2slvJjA

Libertarianism comes in many varieties. @ARossP sets out his own off-the-beaten-path version, with intellectual roots among the Ancient Greeks... http://j.mp/2DqR0eT

Politics makes us worse, and increasing the sphere of politics leads to bad policy and increased vice... http://j.mp/2GzoQRN #SOTU #CatoSOTU