The CDC reports that U.S. life expectancy has reached a new all-time high of 78 years.
So despite the claims about our health care system providing lower quality care at higher costs, or the dangers of global warming and other supposed environmental problems, one of the most fundamental measures of humanity's success - life expectancy - continues to improve.
We can thank our (semi) capitalist economy, our industrial and scientific capacity, and the most innovative and advanced health care system in the world. And to the extent environmental factors matter in this regard, it is because they have improved so much.
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