Gloom and doom. People gripe at the news media for concentrating on them. There's a reason. Things are supposed to go well.
People also like to read, listen and watch gloom and doom.
For proof of that statement, keep an eye on the bestseller book lists. There's generally at least one book full of that emotion. Still, because of that focus we often lose sight of the real advancements being made. The Cato Institute, a free-market think tank in Washington, D.C., recently collected an astounding set of figures about progress. Here are a few of the changes in the past 100 years in the United States in health and safety trends.