Michael A. Cohen (no, not that one) and Micah Zenko have a radical proposal: The world is getting better, not worse.

Their book Clear and Present Safety looks beyond sensational and short-term political trends and finds that all global indicators have improved – as a result, Americans need not live in perpetual fear.

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