Wednesday, January 30, 2008

Balkanized, Theocratic, and Bankrupt?

"Barring catastrophes, the US in 2050 will be much more racially integrated; will remain culturally and linguistically quite homogeneous; and will be much richer, easily able to afford to pay for social security and decent healthcare. And partly as a result of this unity and prosperity, the US will continue to be a major power, though not a solitary hegemon."

Michael Lind in Prospect magazine finds reasons to be cheerful.

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