Every century, humanity keeps setting the bar higher for the quality and safety of human life. But progress is uneven. When new innovations come along that improve life, they first rise in a handful of nations. Then all other nations fall into three categories: 1) those without the resources to copy the innovation, 2) those with the resources to copy it who do so, and 3) those with the resources to copy it who don't. The Covid-19 pandemic has shown that the United States has fallen into that third category–something that was already visible starting a few decades ago for those who were looking. This time, our failure is harming or ending millions of lives. Now that it's obvious that America is faltering, how do we fix it?
The Coming Reverse Iron Curtain
The Coming Reverse Iron Curtain
The Coming Reverse Iron Curtain
Every century, humanity keeps setting the bar higher for the quality and safety of human life. But progress is uneven. When new innovations come along that improve life, they first rise in a handful of nations. Then all other nations fall into three categories: 1) those without the resources to copy the innovation, 2) those with the resources to copy it who do so, and 3) those with the resources to copy it who don't. The Covid-19 pandemic has shown that the United States has fallen into that third category–something that was already visible starting a few decades ago for those who were looking. This time, our failure is harming or ending millions of lives. Now that it's obvious that America is faltering, how do we fix it?