When you drive from the base of Mount Lemmon, just north of Tucson, AZ to its peak, just over nine thousand feet above sea level, you travel from cactus-strewn desert terrain into rich pine forest. The transformation is remarkable because it takes place in such a short space and such a short span of time. [...]
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Panelists at Techonomy make their case for optimism and their enthusiasm is contagious, but human and institutional nature should make skeptics of us all. Capitalism and technology have lifted more people out of abject poverty than anything else in the history of human civilization. And technology is changing the world more rapidly now than ever [...]
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by Erik Kain on October 25, 2011
Economic growth is essential for progress. The broad liberal goal to bring prosperity and justice to as many people as possible relies on economic growth and constant innovation. And not just economic growth – population growth is equally important. Of course, the two are inextricably linked, and anything that promotes population growth is a boon [...]
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E.D. Kain is a blogger and freelance writer. Currently he serves as Editor-in-Chief of The League of Ordinary Gentlemen and writes a policy blog at Forbes. He can be found occasionally composing 140 character cultural analysis on Twitter. His writing has appeared in The Atlantic, The National Review, The Washington Examiner, and the now-defunct True/Slant.
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