The Case for Optimism in a Doomer Age

By The Free Press | Created at 2026-08-26 19:12:03 | Updated at 2026-09-21 13:14:00 3 weeks ago

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The Case for Optimism in a Doomer Age

In an era of scarcity anxiety, Marian L. Tupy argues the story of decline misses a deeper truth: Humanity is getting richer.

In a culture consumed by doomerism, it has become widely accepted that the world is running out of resources. Marian L. Tupy, senior fellow at the Cato Institute and co-author of Superabundance, offers a radically different vision of the world: that despite what the algorithms tell us, humanity is more prosperous than ever.

He is also the founder of Huma…

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