Life Beyond the 2020 Shockwave
Once every few decades, Americans are hit by a shockwave. A few of those shockwaves, including the battles at Lexington and Concord, the attack on Fort Sumpter, the attack on Pearl Harbor, and the recent biological assault from China, end up being far more consequential than the others. Why? As with avalanches or earthquakes, relatively small shocks at the right time and place suddenly unleash mammoth forces built up over decades. For example, unlike prior pandemics, this one lies at the unique convergence point of geopolitical, technological, and demographic threats.....