Not All News Is Bad News

Paul Brandus, writing for The Week, finds five things to be happy about going forward. I think the five he's identified are real, important things to smile about. I won't try to summarize his reasoning, but here are the five:

We're winning the war on heart disease and cancer.
Energy independence is actually possible (for the U.S.).
We're enjoying a manufacturing renaissance.
We're safer (less violent crime).
We're climbing out of (household) debt.

These five could lead to a better life, at least until other things go wrong.