If we continue as we are, soon the cost of our defense will become an impossible financial burden. And then matters will get worse. Frontier theory offers a solution.
While the battle of bin Laden rages in Afghanistan, the antics of Washingtonians of the D.C. persuasion are hidden from view. Herewith, some lessons from recent history.
"Like it or not, everything is changing. The result will be the most wonderful experience in the history of man or the most horrible enslavement you can imagine."
William Cooper,
Behold a Pale Horse
OK, class, how many here ever thought of flying a loaded passenger jet into a skyscraper? Yes, Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris of Columbine High School — Now let's not always see the same hands.
The cosmos would be for sale under a new plan. Should Congress go along?
We Are Borg, Mentats, Empaths ...
What direction will human evolution take?
When we can no longer satisfy our ambitions by the exercise of effort and initiative, resentment will blossom into spontaneous revolution.
Knowledge — Zzzzzp! Money — Zzzzzp! — Power! That's the cycle democracy is built on!
Tennessee Williams, The Glass Menagerie (1945
Sure Things II: Engines of Affluence
Safe and effective medical treatment will be unaffordable. The products you see on TV will be priced beyond your reach. The electrical power to your building will be off more than it's on. Or you could learn about engines of affluence and become one of the very rich.
How to profit from the fall of Western Civilization