The Geography of Bliss – Part 2: GDP and Calories

“Quick quiz.  What do the following events have in common?  The war in Iraq.  The Exxon Valdez oil spill. The rise in America’s prison population.  The answer: They all contribute to our nation’s gross national domestic product, or what’s now referred to as gross domestic product, or GDP, and therefor all are considered “good,” at [...]