The Pinker playbook. Do a bunch of statistical handwaving to define a question in a way gets a cheery outcome but hides the real issues. Claim everything is ge

The Pinker playbook. Do a bunch of statistical handwaving to define a question in a way gets a cheery outcome but hides the real issues. Claim everything is getting better so there is no need to fix any of the actual problems by doing things like regulating polluters