[Ichneumon]

Science is alive and well and will continue to flourish -- though probably not with the U.S. as its center.

Isn't that a bad enough consequence all by itself?

[durasell]

I'll assume you're in Texas. Over the past three years I've run into an increasing number of Europeans/Asians/South Americans etc. who are outright scared to travel into the "interior" of the U.S., Texas included. They stay in NYC, LA, SF, Chicago and Miami. At the same time, I've seen a growing phenom of really bright American born kids who think nothing of bouncing from jobs in Paris to Madrid to Berlin and Tokyo/Osaka.

The world is shaping up to be much different than it used to be.

[durasell]

..and yes, it's an extremely bad thing.