Blog Post | Democracy & Autocracy
More Reasons to Distrust Contemporary Feudal Fantasies
Romantic vision of feudal life bears little resemblance to the historical reality.
Chelsea Follett
The Human Progress Podcast | Ep. 67
Sarah McLaughlin: Authoritarian Threats to Campus Free Speech
Sarah McLaughlin joins Chelsea Follett to discuss the rising influence of foreign authoritarian governments on college campuses. Please note that we recorded this interview before Kirk’s murder, so he is not mentioned, though we believe that event makes conversations like this one even more relevant.
Blog Post | Treatment of Animals
Fox Tossing: When Animal Cruelty Was High Society Fun
Humans aren't the only beneficiaries of moral progress.
Blog Post | Culture & Tolerance
Do We Live in an Architectural Golden Age or Soul-Crushing Dystopia?
There has never been a better time to indulge personal aesthetic tastes.
Blog Post | Communicable Disease
Why We Don’t Worry About Scarlet Fever Anymore
The infection killed millions of people throughout history. Today it's considered a mild illness.
Grim Old Days: Peter Laslett’s The World We Have Lost
Poverty and hardship long predated the factory age.
The Human Progress Podcast | Ep. 65
Tim Lomas: Is Progress Making Us Miserable?
Psychology researcher Tim Lomas joins Chelsea Follett to explore surprising global trends in happiness, meaning, mental health, and more.
The Kids Need Optimism, Not Doom and Degrowth
Not only is the embrace of degrowth misguided, but research suggests that this doomsday mindset is causing widespread anxiety in young people.