Stephen Balch
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Metamorphosis, or Why We Should Study the West
Generations detached from their culture's legacy will be less likely to defend it now, or in the future.
Is Our Civilization a Bubble? Part II
Our society closes off-shore drilling, eschews nuclear power, yet imagines that mankind's machines will never stop. (The conclusion to Balch's essay; click here for part I.)
Is Our Civilization a Bubble? Part I
Can runaway expectations fuel the blowout of an entire civilization? Could ours be at such a risk? There may be reason to think so. (Part I of a two-part series.)
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