Tony Morley
@tonymmorley.bsky.social
Progress studies, trade, free markets, economic and technological growth, writer and communicator. Classical liberal. Fellow Fellow, O'Shaughnessy Ventures: Founder: The Up Wing Links: lnk.bio/tonymmorley
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Tony Morley
@tonymmorley.bsky.social
· Jul 25
How the West Wins from Globalization | National Review
The America-led movement for freer trade has been good for the world and for Americans most of all.
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“America should continue to lean into what Americans produce best: brilliant minds and equally brilliant ideas, not toasters and plastic flamingos.” — How the West Wins from Globalization, Tony Morley for National Review www.nationalreview.com/2025/07/how-... 📦
Despite what you hear in the news, from the United States to Nigeria; and from Indonesia to India — "most people are fairly optimistic that their lives will improve" ourworldindata.org/data-insight...
October 20, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Despite what you hear in the news, from the United States to Nigeria; and from Indonesia to India — "most people are fairly optimistic that their lives will improve" ourworldindata.org/data-insight...
“Which means anytime we think about giving Washington more power to restrict speech, we ought to ask, “How would I feel if my least favorite politician was the one deciding which thoughts could land me in jail?” — Why free speech matters, Kite and Key Media
September 25, 2025 at 11:30 PM
“Which means anytime we think about giving Washington more power to restrict speech, we ought to ask, “How would I feel if my least favorite politician was the one deciding which thoughts could land me in jail?” — Why free speech matters, Kite and Key Media
A new breakthrough gene therapy has shown dramatic results in the world’s first treatment for Huntington's disease. The new drug reduced the progression of Huntington symptoms by 75% over 3 years in a small test group. www.newscientist.com/article/2497...
Huntington’s disease breakthrough: what to know about the gene therapy
Huntington’s disease has been successfully treated for the first time using a gene therapy, which may be available in the US as soon as next year
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September 25, 2025 at 4:44 AM
A new breakthrough gene therapy has shown dramatic results in the world’s first treatment for Huntington's disease. The new drug reduced the progression of Huntington symptoms by 75% over 3 years in a small test group. www.newscientist.com/article/2497...
“The mortality impact of extremely hot days fell by 75 percent in the United States between 1960 and 2004, driven primarily by the adoption of residential air conditioning (AC).” — Rising temperatures don't necessarily mean rising death rates. newsletter.humanprogress.org/p/half-baked... ❄️
Half-Baked Crisis: We Aren’t Going to Cook Ourselves to Death
Rising temperatures don't necessarily mean rising death rates.
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September 25, 2025 at 1:25 AM
“The mortality impact of extremely hot days fell by 75 percent in the United States between 1960 and 2004, driven primarily by the adoption of residential air conditioning (AC).” — Rising temperatures don't necessarily mean rising death rates. newsletter.humanprogress.org/p/half-baked... ❄️
In 1990, 37.6% of the global population survived on just $1—$3/day, by 2025, that ratio has fallen to just 8.5%, and continues to decline. Economic growth, trade and globalisation have been the unprecedented principal drivers of this progress. “The world has not gotten poorer.”
September 24, 2025 at 4:27 AM
In 1990, 37.6% of the global population survived on just $1—$3/day, by 2025, that ratio has fallen to just 8.5%, and continues to decline. Economic growth, trade and globalisation have been the unprecedented principal drivers of this progress. “The world has not gotten poorer.”
“But the facts are clear: There can be enough for everyone. The data tell us that lives are better now than lives were in the past—even though there are now many more lives around. Fears of a depleted, overpopulated future are out of date.” — Dr. Michael Geruso and Dr. Dean Spears
September 24, 2025 at 3:40 AM
“But the facts are clear: There can be enough for everyone. The data tell us that lives are better now than lives were in the past—even though there are now many more lives around. Fears of a depleted, overpopulated future are out of date.” — Dr. Michael Geruso and Dr. Dean Spears
E20: “Good vs Evil” — the best podcast episode of the year, declining global poverty, crop yields continue to increase through 2025 and more. Edition 20, Tony Morley for The Up Wing newsletter; progress delivered.
September 23, 2025 at 4:12 AM
E20: “Good vs Evil” — the best podcast episode of the year, declining global poverty, crop yields continue to increase through 2025 and more. Edition 20, Tony Morley for The Up Wing newsletter; progress delivered.
“Most crops, with the exception of sorghum and millet, have seen steady increases over the past 60 years, and that trend is expected to continue this year.” — The world is on track for record harvests this year Hannah Ritchie 🌽
September 22, 2025 at 10:41 PM
“Most crops, with the exception of sorghum and millet, have seen steady increases over the past 60 years, and that trend is expected to continue this year.” — The world is on track for record harvests this year Hannah Ritchie 🌽
“My next claim is that capitalism has lifted more people out of poverty than any other system.” — 1 Capitalist vs 20 Anti-Capitalists Patrick Bet-David youtu.be/cwSXDr7XkNc?... 📈
1 Capitalist vs 20 Anti-Capitalists (ft. Patrick Bet-David) | Surrounded
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September 19, 2025 at 10:45 AM
“My next claim is that capitalism has lifted more people out of poverty than any other system.” — 1 Capitalist vs 20 Anti-Capitalists Patrick Bet-David youtu.be/cwSXDr7XkNc?... 📈
The United States is taking in billions in tariffs, paid for by Americans, to the tune of $642 million a day, every day. Americans are taxing themselves to pay themselves. youtu.be/w2HBhjcAtLM?... 📦
Trump’s Tariffs Are Raking in Billions. Where Does It All Go? | WSJ
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September 15, 2025 at 11:47 AM
The United States is taking in billions in tariffs, paid for by Americans, to the tune of $642 million a day, every day. Americans are taxing themselves to pay themselves. youtu.be/w2HBhjcAtLM?... 📦
E19: Poverty is declining, the benefits of freer trade, Ireland’s escape from poverty and more: “While freer trade—in both exports and imports—makes us better off, the opposite is also true.” — Tony Morley for The Up Wing, Edition 19
September 10, 2025 at 9:19 AM
E19: Poverty is declining, the benefits of freer trade, Ireland’s escape from poverty and more: “While freer trade—in both exports and imports—makes us better off, the opposite is also true.” — Tony Morley for The Up Wing, Edition 19
Between 1950 and 2025, Ireland’s GDP grew from $6580 per capita, to >$100,000 — while over the same period, life expectancy increased by 22 years; and just for good measure, child mortality fell from 5.4% to <0.3%. — How Ireland wrote the modern story of progress
September 8, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Between 1950 and 2025, Ireland’s GDP grew from $6580 per capita, to >$100,000 — while over the same period, life expectancy increased by 22 years; and just for good measure, child mortality fell from 5.4% to <0.3%. — How Ireland wrote the modern story of progress
We shouldn't have to explain 'comparative advantage' with crayon, but here we are: “It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, or the baker, that we expect our dinner, but from their regard to their own interest.” — Smith, The Wealth of Nations
September 5, 2025 at 5:56 AM
We shouldn't have to explain 'comparative advantage' with crayon, but here we are: “It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, or the baker, that we expect our dinner, but from their regard to their own interest.” — Smith, The Wealth of Nations
“In fact, while nuclear power plants make up just 0.4 percent of all the power plants in the U.S. … they provide 18.6 percent of our electricity. And that’s because nuclear power gets you incredible bang for the buck.” — Kite & Key Media youtu.be/jgfeqgyP6Dg?...
Is a Nuclear Renaissance Coming?
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September 3, 2025 at 10:51 PM
“In fact, while nuclear power plants make up just 0.4 percent of all the power plants in the U.S. … they provide 18.6 percent of our electricity. And that’s because nuclear power gets you incredible bang for the buck.” — Kite & Key Media youtu.be/jgfeqgyP6Dg?...
Nuclear and solar are dominating power generation in Hungary, with solar overtaking gas, and coal's share falling to just 6%. Together, nuclear and solar made up roughly 66% of power generation in Hungary in 2024. ourworldindata.org/data-insight...
September 1, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Nuclear and solar are dominating power generation in Hungary, with solar overtaking gas, and coal's share falling to just 6%. Together, nuclear and solar made up roughly 66% of power generation in Hungary in 2024. ourworldindata.org/data-insight...
Global extreme poverty has declined significantly in the last 35 years, no matter how it's measured; however, in some of the poorest regions, progress has stalled. Free markets, free trade and globalization are the best tools we have to maintain momentum. ourworldindata.org/new-internat...
August 29, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Global extreme poverty has declined significantly in the last 35 years, no matter how it's measured; however, in some of the poorest regions, progress has stalled. Free markets, free trade and globalization are the best tools we have to maintain momentum. ourworldindata.org/new-internat...
E18: Trump is a degrother, tariffs are taxing Americans hard, trade lifts all boats and “Breakfast for Eight Billion” Tony Morley — The Up Wing. If we're going to turn our backs on something, let's make it degrowth. www.theupwing.com/edition18/
E18: Trump is a degrother, tariffs are taxing Americans hard, trade lifts all boats and “Breakfast for Eight Billion”
Tony Morley, August 28th, 2025
“Degrowth argues that people should not only tolerate but desire a smaller economy. That’s second-term Trumponomics, and everyone stands to be worse off for it.” — Anni...
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August 29, 2025 at 1:50 AM
E18: Trump is a degrother, tariffs are taxing Americans hard, trade lifts all boats and “Breakfast for Eight Billion” Tony Morley — The Up Wing. If we're going to turn our backs on something, let's make it degrowth. www.theupwing.com/edition18/
“Degrowth argues that people should not only tolerate but desire a smaller economy. That’s second-term Trumponomics, and everyone stands to be worse off for it.” — Trump Is a Degrowther @annielowrey.bsky.social www.theatlantic.com/economy/arch...
Trump Is a Degrowther
What else do you call a strategy designed to raise prices and lower productivity?
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August 27, 2025 at 7:44 AM
“Degrowth argues that people should not only tolerate but desire a smaller economy. That’s second-term Trumponomics, and everyone stands to be worse off for it.” — Trump Is a Degrowther @annielowrey.bsky.social www.theatlantic.com/economy/arch...
“We were a hunting and gathering species whose near-sole occupation was the catching and finding of enough calories and water to fill the bellies and slake the thirst of ourselves and our offspring.” — “Breakfast for Eight Billion” How we fed the world www.theupwing.com/breakfastfor...
“Breakfast for Eight Billion” How we fed the world
Tony Morley, August 26th, 2025
Welcome to The Up Wing
You’re reading The Up Wing, “Breakfast for Eight Billion,” How we fed the world, Charles C. Mann, an excerpt from The New Atlantis and commenta...
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August 26, 2025 at 12:00 PM
“We were a hunting and gathering species whose near-sole occupation was the catching and finding of enough calories and water to fill the bellies and slake the thirst of ourselves and our offspring.” — “Breakfast for Eight Billion” How we fed the world www.theupwing.com/breakfastfor...
“Nepal achieved over 95% coverage for at least one dose of rubella vaccine.” By August of 2025, the highly contagious and deadly disease had been eliminated from the country, removing a major risk for mothers and their unborn children. www.who.int/southeastasi...
Nepal eliminates rubella
The World Health Organization today announced Nepal has eliminated rubella as a public health problem, a remarkable achievement for a country making concerted efforts to protect its people from vaccin...
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August 25, 2025 at 5:27 AM
“Nepal achieved over 95% coverage for at least one dose of rubella vaccine.” By August of 2025, the highly contagious and deadly disease had been eliminated from the country, removing a major risk for mothers and their unborn children. www.who.int/southeastasi...
Between 2019 and 2025, 52,426 new homes were connected to tap water in rural India every day, with the number of homes with access to a clean piped water connection growing by at least 124 million, from 17% to 80%.
August 25, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Between 2019 and 2025, 52,426 new homes were connected to tap water in rural India every day, with the number of homes with access to a clean piped water connection growing by at least 124 million, from 17% to 80%.
“Population growth has been slowing down over the past 50 years, and the average total fertility rate stands at 2.2. In about half of countries, it has fallen below 2.1, the threshold generally needed to maintain a steady population.” www.nature.com/articles/d41...
People are having fewer babies: Is it really the end of the world?
Steep population declines in most countries are expected to have negative impacts over the next several generations, but adaptation is possible.
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August 21, 2025 at 11:34 PM
“Population growth has been slowing down over the past 50 years, and the average total fertility rate stands at 2.2. In about half of countries, it has fallen below 2.1, the threshold generally needed to maintain a steady population.” www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Tariffs raise prices for consumers in the short-run, and the long run, resulting in “an average per household income loss of US$2,700.” “U.S. tariffs have climbed to an average rate of 18.6%—the highest since 1933” www.visualcapitalist.com/sp/charting-...
August 21, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Tariffs raise prices for consumers in the short-run, and the long run, resulting in “an average per household income loss of US$2,700.” “U.S. tariffs have climbed to an average rate of 18.6%—the highest since 1933” www.visualcapitalist.com/sp/charting-...
With productivity gains of up to 25%, the Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is demonstrating that machine learning is accelerating administrative tasks, improving “clinic letter turnaround times from up to a week to one to two days.” www.bbc.com/news/article...
New Cross Hospital trust showcases use of AI
It says one system has increased productivity by 25% in one clinic.
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August 19, 2025 at 11:35 PM
With productivity gains of up to 25%, the Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is demonstrating that machine learning is accelerating administrative tasks, improving “clinic letter turnaround times from up to a week to one to two days.” www.bbc.com/news/article...
“Already, children in the poorest parts of the world face better survival odds than the richest nobility of centuries past. A baby in 2020s Uttar Pradesh faces much better chances than in the rich countries of 1800: a quarter of the risk of dying." Mike Geruso, Michael Geruso 📉
August 18, 2025 at 10:35 PM
“Already, children in the poorest parts of the world face better survival odds than the richest nobility of centuries past. A baby in 2020s Uttar Pradesh faces much better chances than in the rich countries of 1800: a quarter of the risk of dying." Mike Geruso, Michael Geruso 📉