Charles Kenny

It's Not As Bad As All That

Humans have made more progress in the past 100 years than in all of history before. What does this tell us?

The Rumors Have Been Exaggerated

Two new books, by Edward Luce and Bill Emmott, are part of a larger trend of writers and pundits overstating the decline of western liberalism.

Small Change

The big theories of economic development turned out to be wrong. Finding out what works on the ground offers a path to curbing global poverty.