Excellent write up and oh so accurate.
I too am a historian with 16 books published (and a great many un-published) I have produced two award winning documentaries and consulted on several Hollywood films. I concur with everything he wrote. I fear for the nation and I see things coming in the next year or two. I fear we may not have elections in 2012 or if we do they will be meaningless. I also fear war is looming on the horizon. When a nation state tries to re-configure itself and if it is seen as weak other rivals will take advantage of this to gain territory and power. I see this as an old road we are taking and one that can only lead to pain and suffering. The nation looks nothing like the place I grew up in—and I fear it will become worse for my children and grandchildren. Predictions: These are the signs of danger.
1. A Riechstag Fire Moment— a terrible act that would cause Obama to take on extra or war time powers.
2. A reconfiguring of our money—with New Dollars-—to replace old and worthless greenbacks.
3. A re-interpretation of the Constitution to ban all guns from pistols to rifles.
4. Rationing of food and gas.