And the fiscal stimulus debate marches on. What will we ultimately do?
Are we able to have more than one thought at the same time? For that matter, are we capable of having multiple thoughts interwoven? Can we see connections where none are apparent at first glance?
The New York Times columnist Bob Herbert wrote a piece yesterday on our infrastructure needs and the report put out by the American Society of Civil Engineers. I posted an article on the A.S.C.E. report last Friday.
As Herbert discussed, while we are rightly focused on job creation and our financial system at the moment, we need to do much more than worry about the “bankers.” It is a modern infrastructure that will provide a foundation for a modern society and perhaps our continued well being as a country. It's very much about preservation.
For a fairly dismal view of the American future, the author Michael Panzner discusses his new book, When Giants Fall: An Economic Roadmap for the End of the American Era. Go to Financial Armageddon.
Clearly I hope Mr. Panzner is—mostly—wrong. But we are going to have to see connections that are not immediately apparent.
The Wilderness Society has initiated a virtual “tour” of the mind, as well as of the soul, and what the best of America ought to be able to do.
The organization will be taking us through our wilderness areas, reporting on them, until the U.S. House of Representatives demonstrates its support for the Public Lands Act 2009.
Do we have the imagination to preserve more than 2 million acres in America and take pride in our natural infrastructure? You can follow the tour. Go to Born to be Wild.
