Recommended: None of the Above

Francis Fukuyama and Walter Russell Mead have a fascinating dialog in the November/December issue of The National Interest: None of the Above. They discuss the broader picture of the current election; what is happening in the country and how does it compare to other epochs in our history.

Both see American society going through a major transition, from what might be called the "post-industrial" age to what might be called "the early information age", and to be the first society to make that transition, so that it is not surprising that we really don't know how to do it right yet.  Both think this election will not solve any of the major problems, or even make much change in the status quo.

It is an article well worth reading and thinking about.