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-The Case for Rational Optimism presents a solid answer to the question no one else is asking: What good is the environment if humans don't use it? Robinson wades in deeply and proceeds to show how free market-based systems do more good for the environment (because they can afford to spend money on protecting it) than other economies. Finally, Robinson's book provides an excellent introduction for anyone interested in a cogent approach to the modern world, an approach we definitely could use more of in the next few years.- -Randy Brich, Nuclear Power Industry News -So many skeptics and humanists have a pessimistic perspective on the world because we tend to be bombarded with all the nutty and dangerous things that people believe, and this understandably leads to the view that we humans are a hopeless species. But it isn't so, and now we have a manifesto that demonstrates why, in fact, we should be optimistic. The Case for Rational Optimism will show you that reason and rationality are not grim tasks to get down to in facing the real world, but the glorious triumph of the human spirit. Frank Robinson is a fresh voice for the free market and makes it okay to come out of the closet!- --Michael Shermer, Publisher of Skeptic magazine, columnist for Scientific American, author of Why People Believe Weird Things, Why Darwin Matters, and The Mind of the Market. -I surely approve of rational optimism and I say Bravo to Frank Robinson for emphasizing its importance as a needed antidote to the naysayers in our midst!!- --Prof. Kurtz is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at the State University of New York, Chairman of the Council for Secular Humanism, the Center for Inquiry, and Prometheus Books, and Editor-in-Chief of Free Inquiry Magazine. So many skeptics and humanists have a pessimistic perspective on the world because we tend to be bombarded with all the nutty and dangerous things that people believe, and this understandably leads to the view that we humans are a hopeless species. But it isn't so, and now we have a manifesto that demonstrates why, in fact, we should be optimistic. The Case for Rational Optimism will show you that reason and rationality are not grim tasks to get down to in facing the real world, but the glorious triumph of the human spirit. Frank Robinson is a fresh voice for the free market and makes it okay to come out of the closet! --Michael Shermer, Publisher of Skeptic magazine, columnist for Scientific American, author of Why People Believe Weird Things, Why Darwin Matters, and The Mind of the Market. I surely approve of rational optimism and I say Bravo to Frank Robinson for emphasizing its importance as a needed antidote to the naysayers in our midst!! --Prof. Kurtz is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at the State University of New York, Chairman of the Council for Secular Humanism, the Center for Inquiry, and Prometheus Books, and Editor-in-Chief of Free Inquiry Magazine. The Case for Rational Optimism presents a solid answer to the question no one else is asking: What good is the environment if humans don't use it? Robinson wades in deeply and proceeds to show how free market-based systems do more good for the environment (because they can afford to spend money on protecting it) than other economies. Finally, Robinson's book provides an excellent introduction for anyone interested in a cogent approach to the modern world, an approach we definitely could use more of in the next few years. -Randy Brich, Nuclear Power Industry News So many skeptics and humanists have a pessimistic perspective on the world because we tend to be bombarded with all the nutty and dangerous things that people believe, and this understandably leads to the view that we humans are a hopeless species. But it isn't so, and now we have a manifesto that demonstrates why, in fact, we should be optimistic. The Case for Rational Optimism will show you that reason and rationality are not grim tasks to get down to in facing the real world, but the glorious triumph of the human spirit. Frank Robinson is a fresh voice for the free market and makes it okay to come out of the closet! --Michael Shermer, Publisher of Skeptic magazine, columnist for Scientific American, author of Why People Believe Weird Things, Why Darwin Matters, and The Mind of the Market. I surely approve of rational optimism and I say Bravo to Frank Robinson for emphasizing its importance as a needed antidote to the naysayers in our midst!! --Prof. Kurtz is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at the State University of New York, Chairman of the Council for Secular Humanism, the Center for Inquiry, and Prometheus Books, and Editor-in-Chief of Free Inquiry Magazine. The Case for Rational Optimism presents a solid answer to the question no one else is asking: What good is the environment if humans don't use it? Robinson wades in deeply and proceeds to show how free market-based systems do more good for the environment (because they can afford to spend money on protecting it) than other economies. Finally, Robinson's book provides an excellent introduction for anyone interested in a cogent approach to the modern world, an approach we definitely could use more of in the next few years. -Randy Brich, Nuclear Power Industry News The Case for Rational Optimism presents a solid answer to the question no one else is asking: What good is the environment if humans don't use it? Robinson wades in deeply and proceeds to show how free market-based systems do more good for the environment (because they can afford to spend money on protecting it) than other economies. Finally, Robinson's book provides an excellent introduction for anyone interested in a cogent approach to the modern world, an approach we definitely could use more of in the next few years. -Randy Brich, Nuclear Power Industry News So many skeptics and humanists have a pessimistic perspective on the world because we tend to be bombarded with all the nutty and dangerous things that people believe, and this understandably leads to the view that we humans are a hopeless species. But it isn't so, and now we have a manifesto that demonstrates why, in fact, we should be optimistic. The Case for Rational Optimism will show you that reason and rationality are not grim tasks to get down to in facing the real world, but the glorious triumph of the human spirit. Frank Robinson is a fresh voice for the free market and makes it okay to come out of the closet! --Michael Shermer, Publisher of Skeptic magazine, columnist for Scientific American, author of Why People Believe Weird Things, Why Darwin Matters , and The Mind of the Market. I surely approve of rational optimism and I say Bravo to Frank Robinson for emphasizing its importance as a needed antidote to the naysayers in our midst!! --Prof. Kurtz is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at the State University of New York, Chairman of the Council for Secular Humanism, the Center for Inquiry, and Prometheus Books, and Editor-in-Chief of Free Inquiry Magazine .

-The Case for Rational Optimism presents a solid answer to the question no one else is asking: What good is the environment if humans don't use it? Robinson wades in deeply and proceeds to show how free market-based systems do more good for the environment (because they can afford to spend money on protecting it) than other economies. Finally, Robinson's book provides an excellent introduction for anyone interested in a cogent approach to the modern world, an approach we definitely could use more of in the next few years.- -Randy Brich, Nuclear Power Industry News -So many skeptics and humanists have a pessimistic perspective on the world because we tend to be bombarded with all the nutty and dangerous things that people believe, and this understandably leads to the view that we humans are a hopeless species. But it isn't so, and now we have a manifesto that demonstrates why, in fact, we should be optimistic. The Case for Rational Optimism will show you that reason and rationality are not grim tasks to get down to in facing the real world, but the glorious triumph of the human spirit. Frank Robinson is a fresh voice for the free market and makes it okay to come out of the closet!- --Michael Shermer, Publisher of Skeptic magazine, columnist for Scientific American, author of Why People Believe Weird Things, Why Darwin Matters, and The Mind of the Market. -I surely approve of rational optimism and I say Bravo to Frank Robinson for emphasizing its importance as a needed antidote to the naysayers in our midst!!- --Prof. Kurtz is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at the State University of New York, Chairman of the Council for Secular Humanism, the Center for Inquiry, and Prometheus Books, and Editor-in-Chief of Free Inquiry Magazine. ""The Case for Rational Optimism presents a solid answer to the question no one else is asking: What good is the environment if humans don't use it? Robinson wades in deeply and proceeds to show how free market-based systems do more good for the environment (because they can afford to spend money on protecting it) than other economies. Finally, Robinson's book provides an excellent introduction for anyone interested in a cogent approach to the modern world, an approach we definitely could use more of in the next few years."" -Randy Brich, Nuclear Power Industry News ""So many skeptics and humanists have a pessimistic perspective on the world because we tend to be bombarded with all the nutty and dangerous things that people believe, and this understandably leads to the view that we humans are a hopeless species. But it isn't so, and now we have a manifesto that demonstrates why, in fact, we should be optimistic. The Case for Rational Optimism will show you that reason and rationality are not grim tasks to get down to in facing the real world, but the glorious triumph of the human spirit. Frank Robinson is a fresh voice for the free market and makes it okay to come out of the closet!"" --Michael Shermer, Publisher of Skeptic magazine, columnist for Scientific American, author of Why People Believe Weird Things, Why Darwin Matters, and The Mind of the Market. ""I surely approve of rational optimism and I say Bravo to Frank Robinson for emphasizing its importance as a needed antidote to the naysayers in our midst!!"" --Prof. Kurtz is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at the State University of New York, Chairman of the Council for Secular Humanism, the Center for Inquiry, and Prometheus Books, and Editor-in-Chief of Free Inquiry Magazine. ""So many skeptics and humanists have a pessimistic perspective on the world because we tend to be bombarded with all the nutty and dangerous things that people believe, and this understandably leads to the view that we humans are a hopeless species. But it isn't so, and now we have a manifesto that demonstrates why, in fact, we should be optimistic. ""The Case for Rational Optimism"" will show you that reason and rationality are not grim tasks to get down to in facing the real world, but the glorious triumph of the human spirit. Frank Robinson is a fresh voice for the free market and makes it okay to come out of the closet!"" --Michael Shermer, Publisher of Skeptic magazine, columnist for Scientific American, author of ""Why People Believe Weird Things, Why Darwin Matters,"" and ""The Mind of the Market."" ""I surely approve of rational optimism and I say Bravo to Frank Robinson for emphasizing its importance as a needed antidote to the naysayers in our midst!!"" --Prof. Kurtz is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at the State University of New York, Chairman of the Council for Secular Humanism, the Center for Inquiry, and Prometheus Books, and Editor-in-Chief of ""Free Inquiry Magazine."" ""The Case for Rational Optimism presents a solid answer to the question no one else is asking: What good is the environment if humans don't use it? Robinson wades in deeply and proceeds to show how free market-based systems do more good for the environment (because they can afford to spend money on protecting it) than other economies. Finally, Robinson's book provides an excellent introduction for anyone interested in a cogent approach to the modern world, an approach we definitely could use more of in the next few years."" -Randy Brich, Nuclear Power Industry News ""So many skeptics and humanists have a pessimistic perspective on the world because we tend to be bombarded with all the nutty and dangerous things that people believe, and this understandably leads to the view that we humans are a hopeless species. But it isn't so, and now we have a manifesto that demonstrates why, in fact, we should be optimistic. ""The Case for Rational Optimism"" will show you that reason and rationality are not grim tasks to get down to in facing the real world, but the glorious triumph of the human spirit. Frank Robinson is a fresh voice for the free market and makes it okay to come out of the closet!""--Michael Shermer, Publisher of Skeptic magazine, columnist for Scientific American, author of ""Why People Believe Weird Things, Why Darwin Matters"", and ""The Mind of the Market.""""I surely approve of rational optimism and I say Bravo to Frank Robinson for emphasizing its importance as a needed antidote to the naysayers in our midst!!""--Prof. Kurtz is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at the State University of New York, Chairman of the Council for Secular Humanism, the Center for Inquiry, and Prometheus Books, and Editor-in-Chief of ""Free Inquiry Magazine"". ""The Case for Rational Optimism presents a solid answer to the question no one else is asking: What good is the environment if humans don't use it? Robinson wades in deeply and proceeds to show how free market-based systems do more good for the environment (because they can afford to spend money on protecting it) than other economies. Finally, Robinson's book provides an excellent introduction for anyone interested in a cogent approach to the modern world, an approach we definitely could use more of in the next few years."" -Randy Brich, Nuclear Power Industry News

<p> So many skeptics and humanists have a pessimistic perspective on the world because we tend to be bombarded with all the nutty and dangerous things that people believe, and this understandably leads to the view that we humans are a hopeless species. But it isn't so, and now we have a manifesto that demonstrates why, in fact, we should be optimistic. The Case for Rational Optimism will show you that reason and rationality are not grim tasks to get down to in facing the real world, but the glorious triumph of the human spirit. Frank Robinson is a fresh voice for the free market and makes it okay to come out of the closet! --Michael Shermer, Publisher of Skeptic magazine, columnist for Scientific American, author of Why People Believe Weird Things, Why Darwin Matters , and The Mind of the Market. I surely approve of rational optimism and I say Bravo to Frank Robinson for emphasizing its importance as a needed antidote to the naysayers in our midst!! --Prof. Kurtz is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at the State University of New York, Chairman of the Council for Secular Humanism, the Center for Inquiry, and Prometheus Books, and Editor-in-Chief of Free Inquiry Magazine .

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Frank S. Robinson graduated from New York University Law School and is a retired administrative law judge. He is the author of four books including Life, Liberty and Happiness, Machine Politics: A Study of Albany's O'Connell's, and Confessions of a Numismatic Fanatic: How to Get the Most Out of Coin Collecting. He is currently in the business of buying and selling ancient and world coins.

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