Admiral Lisa Franchetti to become the first female to lead the U.S. Navy
And four more of humanity’s positive milestones for climate, justice, freedom, peace, and health from all around the world from the week of July 17 – July 23, 2023.
The Enlightenment
Baruch Spinoza, Hume, Kant, Leibniz, Rousseau, Voltaire, and many others wrote some of the early chapters of The Story of Progress.
U.S. destroys last of its Cold War chemical weapons
And two more of humanity’s positive milestones for climate, justice, freedom, peace, and health from all around the world from the week of July 10 – July 16, 2023.
The Dark Ages
After the fall of the Roman Empire in the Fifth Century C.E., the Western world fell into what many Enlightenment-era historians and philosophers – and many people to this day – pejoratively referred to as the “Dark Ages.”
Brazil’s Amazon deforestation drops 34% under Lula
And nine more of humanity’s positive milestones for climate, justice, freedom, peace, and health from all around the world from the week of July 3 – July 9, 2023.
Indonesia and Malaysia have cut deforestation in half in last half-decade
And nine more of humanity’s positive milestones for climate, justice, freedom, peace, and health from all around the world from the week of June 26 – July 2, 2023.
The Story of Decline
The only way forward is to finally accept how truly ugly, reckless, and depraved we have become and to return to how we were before when we were wise, good, and whole. This is one of our favorite stories about ourselves today.
Embracing impostor syndrome
Being just out of your depth isn’t evidence that you’ve gone too far. It’s evidence that you are exactly where you want to be.
Estonia’s parliament approves same-sex marriage
And nine more of this week’s milestones for climate, justice, democracy, health, and more.