WE'RE DOOMED, with that said yes much of what Ayn wrote is slowly fulfilling her prophecy. A slouching towards mediocrity if you will. 51% of professional science degrees (engineering,medical,etc . . ) being granted in the U.S. are to foreign students (or at least thats what I read). As optimism dampens (blame the media and public education) people quit taking risks and applying themselves to long range goals.
I have felt for some time that I have been living in Atlas Shrugged. Frightening!