Archive - Doomslayer

Are Americans Getting Richer? New Data Might Surprise You

Workers have proven resilient over the past decade, despite inflation and valid affordability fears.

Feb 20 • Human Progress

Doomslayer: Progress Roundup

Argentine labor reform, progress against tropical diseases, Yangtze recovery, and more.

Feb 15 • Malcolm Cochran

Romance Costs Less Than It Used To

The time required to buy chocolate and flowers has fallen dramatically.

Feb 14 • Adam Omary

Environmentalism Without Degrowth

Zion Lights explains why environmentalists must embrace energy abundance.

Feb 11 • Chelsea Olivia Follett and Zion Lights

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Doomslayer: Progress Roundup

Falling global inequality, new trade deals, a drone that herds cattle, and more.

Feb 8 • Malcolm Cochran

Introducing the American Abundance Index

American living standards are best measured in time.

Feb 6 • Human Progress

Energy Isn’t Just About Power Stations. It’s About Life

To advance human flourishing, enable clean, abundant, reliable energy rather than restraining it.

Feb 3 • Zion Lights

Doomslayer: Progress Roundup

Record-high US life expectancy, another enormous trade deal, a cleaner ocean, and more.

Feb 1 • Malcolm Cochran

January 2026

Dinner With Dickens Was Slim Pickins

Claims that characters in "A Christmas Carol" were better off than modern Americans are pure humbug.

Published on Past Imperfect • Jan 30

Rethinking the Cost of Living with Mark Perry’s “Chart of the Century”

Always compare prices to hourly wages to understand the true change in living standards.

Jan 27 • Gale Pooley

Doomslayer: Progress Roundup

A growing Mexican middle class, automated recycling, the lowest murder rate since 1900, and more.

Jan 25 • Malcolm Cochran

The Pattern Behind History's Golden Ages

Johan Norberg examines the conditions that create human flourishing and why golden ages so often come to an end.

Jan 23 • Chelsea Olivia Follett and Johan Norberg

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