Archive - From Poverty to Progress

Upward Mobility in the USA (1947-1965)

What caused it?

Published on From Poverty to Progress • 24 hrs ago

In the beginning, we were all Hunters and Gatherers

Hunter-gatherer societies are how almost all of your ancestors lived

Published on From Poverty to Progress • Jun 9

Energy & Food have been key constraints in human history

Progress is not just about bleeding-edge innovation. The biggest benefits come from some of the most mundane technologies.

Published on From Poverty to Progress • Jun 3

May 2025

Does the origin of agriculture explain global inequality today?

Yes, but it is only one step in the full explanation

Published on From Poverty to Progress • May 29

Why our deep history explains global inequality

The geography of our ancestors really matters to comparative levels of development today

Published on From Poverty to Progress • May 22

April 2025

China's Faustian bargain for foreign firms

Why do foreign companies agree to work with China and build up their future Chinese competitors?

Published on High Capacity • Apr 28

Most Externalities are Solved with Technology, Not Coordination

Econ 101 Needs More Progress Studies

Published on Maximum Progress • Apr 25

Can the Democrats embrace Abundance?

or will their existing ideological assumptions trump the Abundance agenda?

Apr 17 •

All the arguments for Trump's tariffs are wrong and bad

The President's defenders are flailing.

Published on Noahpinion • Apr 11

How the Woke manipulate the Center-Left

As effectively as any intelligence service.

Apr 9 •

How geography shaped South American development

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Apr 3 •

An Open Letter to Secretary Wright

Dear Secretary Wright,

Published on Gordian Knot News • Apr 2

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