The Gathering Storm

So math and science education is now the key to restoring and maintaining American competitiveness in the global marketplace, according to the President. Pardon my skepticism, but I’ll start believing he really means it when I hear a speech from him telling his supporters who are beating the drums for teaching intelligent design in science classrooms to stuff it, along with announcement of a tax increase to fund educational initiatives.

This is a significant threat to our sovereignty, as you can see from reading Rising Above The Gathering Storm. However some Band-Aid measures to hire more teachers and start more programs isn’t enough. Americans need to make a fundamental change in their worldview, currently characterized by James Howard Kunstler:

It has been very hard for Americans - lost in dark raptures of nonstop infotainment, recreational shopping and compulsive motoring - to make sense of the gathering forces that will fundamentally alter the terms of everyday life in our technological society.

I don’t think this President can or will ask us to make that fundamental change. It’s not good for business.