Why subscribe?
Hello, my name is Michael Magoon. I am the author of the From Poverty to Progress book series. Before I became an author, I was a professor in Political Science and Public Policy, and then I worked for 20 years in the Digital Technology sector.
My goal is to:
Promote an awareness and understanding of material progress, which I believe is humanity’s greatest achievement.
Study history to understand the origins and causes of progress and how it works.
The importance of food and energy to the foundations of progress.
The dangers of ideologies undermining the foundations of that progress.
Propose policies to keep progress going and ensure that the maximum number of people benefit from that progress.
By progress, I mean “the sustained improvement in the material standard of living for a large group of people over a long period of time.”
While I am still experimenting with Substack, the bulk of the posts will be:
Excerpts from my first book, From Poverty to Progress: Understanding Humanity’s Greatest Achievement.
Excerpts from my second book, Promoting Progress: A Radical New Agenda to Create Abundance for All.
Early drafts of my forthcoming third book, Upward Mobility: A Radical New Agenda to Uplift the Working Class and Poor.
Podcast versions of videos from my YouTube channel.
Free form on related topics that I am interested in.
Other resources
In addition to my Substack column, I have plenty of other resources for those interested in progress.
My books are for sale:
at discounted prices at my website: frompovertytoprogress.com
at full price on Amazon.
You can also:
watch my YouTube channel.
read my library of online book summaries on the topics of progress, history, economic growth, and technology.
Commenting rules
The vast majority of my posts are open to comment by all. Within the constraints of my writing schedule, I enjoy having conversations with people with differing opinions as long as commenters follow these rules:
Read the entire post first.
Given that my opinions are unorthodox, do not assume that you understand my point of view from the headlines or skimming the article.Stay on topic.
Be respectful and open to learning. I will do the same.
Anyone who violates the above rules may be blocked or have their comments deleted.
