“It’s not that we’re somehow less benevolent than we used to be; it’s that one bad (or even careless) actor can wreak a lot more havoc than ever before.”
“I would argue that there are really four classes in the United States, not three, and that none of those classes is what is historically referred to as middle class.”
“The risk of all-out war is greater today than at any time in the past 50 years, and it is reasonable to imagine that such a war might amount to ‘game over’.”