Future Perfect Archive
Archives for November 2018
Almost all the gains in human well-being in history happened since the Industrial Revolution.
Democrats won the midterms. But Republicans might have learned that undermining elections works.
With Congress divided, newly elected Democrat governors are poised to charge ahead with clean energy.
Why some activists think it’s time for fully open borders.
Voters chose to require more space for farmed animals and to end commercial greyhound racing.
Republicans ran an anti-democratic campaign.
Trump has been eroding important institutions. The midterms could reverse some of the damage.
Animal welfare, stalled in the legislature, could make major progress at the ballot box.
Vote Climate US PAC’s guide to House and Senate races scores candidates on their positions on climate change and a carbon price.
Here’s the thing: The risk from AI isn’t just a weird worry of Elon Musk.
America has an infant mortality problem. South Carolina has a radical idea to fight it.
The good news is you can’t afford to do the same.
Smallpox was eradicated in the 20th century.