mr. easterbrook will be discussing his most recent book entitled "it's better than it looks" reasons for optimism in an age of fear. since all of you here have received a file for those not in our live audience-it's about our guest. to begin with mr. easterbrook is the author of many wonderful books including "the news york times" bestseller how life gets better while people seem worse. in addition to his books his writings have appeared in the atlantic comes "the new yorker", wired, "wall street journal" and "the los angeles times" and for the football fans among us you may be familiar with the celebrated nfl column tuesday morning quarterback now. in "the weekly standard." in it he provides detailed analysis of america's most popular sport every week. as you spend a lot of time reading and listening to the news you're bound to find yourself believing that the world is falling apart and it's not just in america where we have fallen prey to this. happening around the globe. guess this is something very important because it's a step back from the headlines. following the data you'll be su

mr. easterbrook will be discussing his most recent book entitled "it's better than it looks: reasons for optimism in an age of fear." since all of you here have received is a bio, for those not in a live audience listening briefly highlight a few things about our guest which you may find interesting. to begin with mr. easterbrook is the author of many wonderful books including the "new york times" bestseller the progress parade, how life gets better while people feel worse. in addition to his books his writings have appeared in the atlantic, the new yorker, science, wired, "wall street journal" and the "los angeles times." and for the football fans among that you may be familiar with the celebrated weekly nfl column, tuesday morning quarterback, now appearing in the weekly standard. he provides detailed analysis of america's most popular sports and its professional leagues. if you spend a lot of time reading or listening to the news you are bound to find yourself believing that the world is falling apart. it's not just in america where we have fallen prey to the false narrative. it's hap

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