Whatever the reason or reasons, I have been looking more and more to the past in an attempt to understand what is so confusing and troublesome about current life. W e are now in a time of changes so dramatic that it rivals or surpasses perhaps anything that has come before. It is indeed different this time. We are in one of the greatest economic booms ever with unemployment at historic lows, consumer confidence at historic highs, and welfare rolls, rightly or not, being pared down with blazing speed all across the country. We are the only remaining superpower with only the occasional rogue nation, and pesky terrorists, both foreign and home-grown, to worry about from time to time.
Serious crime is down across the board.
The Internet has brought us closer to being a global community than people thought possible a mere five years ago. We have more sheer information available to us than ever before at speeds faster than ever before. The world is arguably freer than its ever been. Technology continues to make our lives more comfortable, more productive. We are living longer and with better health.