INGERSOLL: The Solutions For The Worst Problems In America Are Quite Simple

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Greetings, Dear Reader,

We are bombarded every day with news of continued decline.

The most frustrating part of it, at least for me, is …

THE SOLUTIONS ARE QUITE SIMPLE

Most of you have likely heard this phrase: Decline is a choice.

Folks younger than me (I’m 44) likely don’t know it was popularized most recently by the late Charles Krauthammer. He applied it to everything from foreign policy and American hegemony to domestic policies, like the welfare state and a “renewable energy”-related explosion in consumer costs.

On the latter, the solution is very clear, especially if you are extremely concerned about the amount of carbon in the atmosphere. The only sustainable, “carbon neutral” way to power modern, highly advanced cities is nuclear. Sure we can retain fossil fuels. We must maintain them. You can’t make tires or medical supplies without them. (I always find it........

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