Easy life
After the first few months of tariffs it comes to mind that western democratic life has become so soft that we have to create challenges for ourselves. Here in North America we have ready access to safe food, clean drinking water and stable governments that allow us to prosper and thrive. Certainly there are concerns with inflation, housing costs and job growth but overall these issues pale beside the struggles that others face whether in Gaza, the Ukraine or Sudan. Despite present chaotic world events, Steven Pinker argues that the world overall is a better place than it was , that by looking at the numbers reveals that there are less instances of war, fewer people being killed in war, that on the whole people are living longer, healthier lives. Pinker's optimism is supported by findings of the World Bank which claims that 1 billion people have escaped extreme poverty since 1990 (where extreme poverty is defined as living on less than $2.15 per day). This is a more incredi...