“ADAPT OR PERISH.” That stark warning from H. G. Wells in his 1945 book, Mind at the End of Its Tether, remains “nature’s inexorable imperative.”
Fortunately for us, the ability to adapt to changing circumstances remains America’s greatest advantage in the global marketplace. Whether or not we maintain that advantage will determine our success or failure as an economic power, and as a country, in the two hundred fifty years ahead.