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Socialism, environmentalism, scientism, relativism, dogmatism, and doomerism have all earned their bona fides as enemies of civilization.
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Waymo has begun opening its robotaxi service to public riders in Las Vegas after receiving final approval from Nevada transportation regulators.
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Some environmentalists claim we are living through a human-caused "sixth mass extinction."

That is, by any account, a gross exaggeration.

In reality, the modern era is better characterized as a turning point in human-wildlife relations.
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Full interview with @WalkerWright86: https://t.co/MxlVp0cvNR

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Markets don't just rely on social trust. They also produce a more truthful society.

"People don’t want to deal with people who cheat them out of their money."

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Economic coordination can't be solved by computation.

It emerges from the decentralized decisions made by billions of actors—each with their own plans, preferences, and knowledge—in an ongoing, evolutionary process.
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Chile has become the first country in South America validated by the WHO for eliminating dog-transmitted rabies as a public health problem, after more than 50 years without a human case.
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The productivity slowdown is not an immutable law of nature. It is, at least in part, the consequence of policy choices.

By streamlining permitting processes, reforming how research is funded, and reducing barriers created by protected local monopolies, we can accelerate innovation in the physical world.
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Not only is food getting more abundant, but it also takes less land to produce.

In 2022, thanks to rising yields, growing a given quantity of crops required 70% less arable land than it did in 1961.

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An analysis from the Bureau of Labor Statistics found that across industries, the rise in remote work and total factor productivity growth may be positively correlated, and many employees report higher productivity at home.

Some research also suggests that hybrid and fully remote work may have positive effects on individual employee productivity, satisfaction, and physical health.
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Researchers have demonstrated a brain implant that simultaneously translates verbal and non-verbal communication, converting brain activity into on-screen text and prompting an animated avatar to move within seconds.
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A recent study confirms that, while the American economy has never ceased to crave raw materials, it has grown better at extracting more value from less stuff.
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Status is different from food, housing, or energy. Making more of those things can leave everyone better off.

Within a single hierarchy, relative rank remains zero-sum.

The answer is not to abolish hierarchy, but to create more independent arenas in which people can succeed.

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The International Energy Agency expects the global number of AC units to triple by 2050, from 2 billion to 5.6 billion, bringing the technology to two-thirds of the world’s households.
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The United States now has enough operating solar capacity to power more than 50 million homes, over one-third of households nationwide. The industry added 11.4 GWdc of capacity in the second quarter of 2026.
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Studies in Italy and the Netherlands show that couples where both partners earn well are more likely to have children, while low-income couples are the least likely to do so.

Similar findings have emerged from Sweden and Norway.
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According to one ancient Greek account, the Trojan War wasn’t just about Helen.

Zeus orchestrated the conflict to reduce the number of humans burdening the Earth.

Overpopulation anxiety, it turns out, is very old.