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  • Five Graphs That Will Change Your Mind About Poverty0

    Angus Deaton, the Nobel-prize winning economist (who also sits on the advisory board of HumanProgress.org), recently reiterated his belief that on the whole the world is getting better ” if not, as he accepted, everywhere or for everyone at once. Perhaps that comes as no surprise, but the idea that the world is getting better in regards

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  • THIS is why International Students Always Trounce Americans0

    When it comes to international tests like the PISA exam, the U.S. doesn’t have much to crow about. On the most recent assessment the U.S. ranked 23rd in Reading, 24th in Science, and 38th in Math, continuing America’s slump in education. What gives? A recent report from the left-leaning Brookings Institution may shed some light

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  • Gregory Watson: The C Student Who Amended the Constitution

    Gregory Watson: The C Student Who Amended the Constitution0

    How likely is it that a C college student would set off events that would amend the U.S. Constitution?  After all, amending the Constitution of the United States is notoriously difficult. There have been just 27 amendments in the 241-year history of the United States, and only 15 amendments have been passed since 1803. The

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