Top 5 Articles: Japan as our future
Also, we live in an increasingly dangerous world.
“If you want a peek at the future, try looking at Japan. You may not like what you see.”
Because in modern and hyper-tech Japan, an aging population and declining workforce may be in our own future and how Japan reacts may give the US some clues to cope.
Because we know that in the last election, even though the economy was up and stable, the economy isn’t working for many Americans.
“One Day, All of This Will Be Embarrassing”
Because how will the next few generations document children’s lives, and how will our current obsession with digital over-"sharenting" be viewed? (We struggle with documenting our daughter’s life already and she’s just a baby!)
Because some small towns are doing very well, and others are not. What’s the difference?
“The World Grows More Dangerous by the Day”
Because a former French Ambassador to the UN is looking at global power, institutions and trends - and it doesn’t look like the power structure that was designed post-WWII. We’re in a limbo, and American leadership can have a lot of influence on the future of global security and prosperity, whether or not that’s right or good.
Image is a recent snapshot of Jupiter’s surface, image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS/Gerald Eichstadt/Sean Doran