Realtime with Bill Maher, Sept 21, 2007

2014-01-16

PRAGUE – Read a newspaper or watch the evening news, and the world always seems to be getting worse. One problem after another is put under a spotlight. The more death, destruction, and despair, the better. As one Danish journalism textbook puts it: “A good story is usually bad news.” 

Only occasionally do we get uplifting, things-are-getting-better stories. When we do, they feel like a guilty pleasure. As a result, we often think that the world is in worse shape than it is – even if we think our own lives are improving.

We endlessly hear the flawed assertion that because climate change is real, we should “follow the science” and end fossil fuel use.

On September 4, Bjorn Lomborg's latest book 'Cool It' was released in the US.  It will soon be available in the UK and the rest of the world. Buy on Amazon