Let the waves of optimism wash over you as return-guests Ron Bailey (Reason) and Marian Tupy (Cato Institute) join forces as Jonah’s tour guides through the last several centuries of human progress. Listen to the first half to hear why there is actual good news about the human condition – even during a pandemic – and stick around in the second half for a satisfying helping of philosophical eggheadery on education, personal liberty, and the logic of nonviolent protest.

Show Notes:

-The DispatchTry a 30-day trial membership for

-Ten Global Trends Every Smart Person Should Know: And Many Others You Will Find Interesting

-Marian’s project, HumanProgress.org

-ReasonRon’s page at

-Jason Hickel refutes the World Bank’s measurement of extreme poverty

-Julian Simon’s bet with Paul Ehrlich

-Malthus, the original Thanos

-Famines rarely happen in democratic countries with a free press

-China’s Social Credit System

-University of Edinburgh set to remove David Hume’s name from building

-Jonah: Irradiating the Past

-DonorsTrust.org/Dingo to get a free copy of “6 Reasons to Use a Donor-Advised Fund”

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