Conrad Black: Decline, but Not Inevitable Decline

America's near future looks hellish, but the country will bounce back, says Conrad Black. In his article, "Decline, but Not Inevitable Decline" Black reflects on America's current lack of leadership as it enters another historical crisis. He makes a lot of good points, such as the moral bankruptcy of the War on Drugs, the wasteful prison system, and the abject poverty of millions of Americans, but on other issues, like the War on Terror, he misses the mark. The whole article is worth reading, but here is the most important snippet:

As the problem is misdirection, not internal degeneracy or imperial overreach, it is a decline that will end in recovery, not a fall. It is like a non-terminal illness: America awaits a correct diagnosis, a curative plan, and a competent professional to supervise the recovery. The patient knows there is a problem and wants the cure. To paraphrase FDR, all that is missing is Dr. Comeback.