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Married Families with Children are the Foundation of a Flourishing Society
A Time-Tested Social Organization with No Proven Substitute
 • Michael Magoon
Understanding the implications of Equality (the series)
A Table of Contents with links to articles on this topic.
 • Michael Magoon
How geography constrained development in Sub-Saharan Africa
And why is Africa still so poor?
Published on From Poverty to Progress • 
The Modern Welfare State Does Not Move Us Toward Equality
Most redistribution is based on age, while few programs change long-term outcomes for poor
 • Michael Magoon
America needs a skills-based immigration policy
And combine that with strict enforcement against illegal immigration.
Published on From Poverty to Progress • 
Why Europe’s Richest Regions Have Been Rich for Centuries
The Pre-Industrial Roots of Europe’s Modern Economic Core
 • Michael Magoon
The $30 Trillion Health-Care Bill
How Six Decades of Federal Health-Care Expansion Created America’s Fiscal Crisis
 • Michael Magoon
Why you need to know about biomes
A Table of Contents with links to articles on this topic.
 • Michael Magoon
The world is composed of river basins
And a few of them are far richer than the rest. Why?
Published on From Poverty to Progress • 
Why Is Chinese Manufacturing Still So Competitive, Despite Losing Its Cheap Labor Advantage?
Since 2010, speed, agility, automation, and technological innovation have increasingly replaced China’s original low-wage advantage.
 • Michael Magoon

September 2026

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