Earthlings are safe

March 24, 2012 4:09 PM

What source says that human beings are the most secure they've been in 200 years?

I remember reading and hearing the point that security is the best it has been in 200 years, or maybe even in history, but I cannot find the right phrase to summon up a source that says this. Does anyone know the source?

Thanks Mefi

posted by ichomp to Grab Bag (4 answers total)

Best answer: Steven Pinker at Harvard.
posted by NotMyselfRightNow at 4:13 PM on March 24, 2012

Response by poster: Thank you! Resolved within 6 minutes :-)
posted by ichomp at 4:15 PM on March 24, 2012

Foreign Affairs recently ran this about safety in the United States.
posted by asuprenant at 9:26 PM on March 24, 2012 [1 favorite]

Best answer: This is the article that started it.
posted by Brent Parker at 11:22 PM on March 24, 2012 [1 favorite]