I doubt whether many of the people who lived in various “golden ages” realized what was going on. I doubt that many proclaimed during the Renaissance “Hey, ain’t this era wunnerful?”

Good chance that many of them complained about progress that occurred all around them. Or about the changes that came with the progress. And the adjustments people had to make. That seems the case to me today.

Often I ask people how they feel the country is doing economically. Or how people around the world are doing.

Rarely does anyone express glee at what is going on. Mostly they complain. Not so much about themselves. Instead, they tell me our economy is rotten. They tell me the rich are getting richer around the world, while the poor suffer more than ever.

There are none so blind.

Economist David Hale proclaimed in an article in the Wall Street Journal recently that we live in the best global economy ever. Ever. He reckons the world economy is experiencing a level of growth unsurpassed in human history.