A US Government scientist and manager for 22 years, Jon taught at the University of Missouri-Rolla for five years after obtaining his PhD in Atmospheric Physics from UCLA. Jon has flown professionally and sometimes resides in his adopted country - Italy - having gained dual citizenship several years ago.
In 1776 America started with such promise, today it remains the place to immigrate to; but Americans are seemingly dissatisfied with their government. Is it because the character of the US has changed? What caused the change. A brief review of history reveal that the country's fortunes began to change after the 16th amendment overturned the one thing that made America different.
We compare the intellectual growth of mankind to the maturation of an individual and suggest that mankind is nearing the end of its adolescence. Without a paradigm shift mankind like an unsophisticated child is doomed to continue repeating fatal errors. Religion and science are part of our intellectual growth one being the original thesis, the other the antithesis. Synthesis requires a sorting.