Why Progress Has Heroes, Not Just Trends with Alexander Hammond

Join us for Objectively Speaking with Alexander Hammond on Wednesday, August 12 @ 2 PM PT / 5 PM ET.

Why do most of us believe the world is getting worse, when the data says otherwise, and who are the people actually responsible for the extraordinary progress we've made?

That's the question Alexander Hammond sets out to answer in Heroes of Progress: 65 People Who Changed the World, which profiles the scientists, inventors, and thinkers whose innovations helped save billions of lives, changed public policy for the better, and lifted millions out of poverty—even though most of their names have been forgotten. Hammond is the founder of the Initiative for African Trade and Prosperity, a free trade fellow at the Institute of Economic Affairs, and a senior fellow at African Liberty, with work focused on the history of economic growth and innovation, African development, and global well-being. He was formerly a policy analyst at the IEA and a researcher in the Cato Institute's Center for Global Liberty and Prosperity. Join the conversation on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter/X, YouTube, and LinkedIn.