Time travel would really ruin nostalgia

"Once extinct in Denmark, the white stork is making a comeback with the highest number of nestlings in decades, sparking hope it may once again become a familiar sight in the Nordic country." reuters.com/business/envir…

The president of the United States lost his healthy 16 year old son to an infected blister.

Kevin Williamson from The Dispatch writes:

There are so many reasons for AC.

✍️ New article: Death rates from cardiovascular disease have fallen dramatically — what were the breakthroughs behind this? For much of history, heart disease was a mystery. Middle-aged adults often collapsed without warning, and doctors usually blamed “dropsy”, “apoplexy”, or

“The monopoly is over." Good. nytimes.com/2025/08/05/us/… Cato Institute

What builds progress? Not conformity. Chelsea Olivia Follett (managing editor of Human Progress) explains why openness to new ideas, even uncomfortable ideas, is essential for innovation, freedom, and the flourishing of society.

Chelsea Follett is the author of the book "Centers of Progress" and many of the articles referenced in our Human Progress classroom content. Explore these lessons and download them for free: sphere-ed.org/collection/hum…

I am happy to announce that I will be recording a course on Human Progress for the Peterson Academy. My first course on Superabundance, which I co-authored with Gale Pooley, is available online.

Of course, that is not what socialism means, although it is what capitalism is actually doing

Marriage is showing new signs of resilience, Brad Wilcox writes. The institution has adapted—and continues to survive. theatlantic.com/magazine/archi…

I think this is one the most significant graphs of our time.

Economic freedom can lead to fast growth and prosperity. Once desperately poor, Botswana is now one of Africa’s richest nations. Meanwhile, many of its neighbors have stagnated or grown poorer.

"We buried a miracle in paperwork. Since the 1970s building a new reactor has effectively been illegal in America. It required $30 billion and 15+ years in regulatory hell," writes Stephen Mcbride in Rational Optimist Society. 🧵

wow.

New NBER: "Why Did Air Conditioning Adoption Accelerate Faster Than Predicted? Evidence from Mexico" nber.org/papers/w34101#…

Even in the seventeenth century, basic furniture like tables and chairs were far from standard household items.

Saving the planet starts with empowering minds, not scaring them. From electric cars to remote work, Chelsea Olivia Follett makes the case for freedom, not fear, as the path to sustainability and sanity. 🌎 Read in Free Society: cato.org/free-society/s…