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Healthier and wealthier, maybe not wiser

This may seem off the topic of war and peace to some, but it really isn’t.  It demonstrates phenomenal progress, and the Swedish optimist who presents it does a fine job.

The question is whether we are wise enough to keep it up. Or will we suffer another one of those big dips associated with war?

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