Leaning into the Future

I am the optimist on the left leaning into the future. A few years ago. With me are my father and brother.

The next fifteen years will tell the story. America is divided today in too many ways. Some of us think our country should assert its own priorities, while others want us to defer to other nations. Some are actively religious and others are not. We differ sharply on issues like abortion, same-sex marriage and stem-cell research. How to handle the war on terrorism divides us when we need to be united.

Keeping America strong is just as critical today as when we fought and won two world wars and the Cold War. Western society is again under attack, this time from radical Islam. National strength is far more than military, though. America 2020 aims to identify some of the strengths we need and how to build them. An optimist approaches a seemingly insurmountable task by taking it in parts. This blog proposes six ways to help make sure America remains strong in 2020. They are:

1. Stretch the frontiers of science.
2. Support Christian worship.
3. Maintain military strength.
4. Restore the Constitutional limits on government.
5. Resist overreaching by the courts.
6. Protect the right to work.

These aren’t the only ways, clearly. Christian worship, for example, clearly isn’t the only kind of worship. Education isn’t mentioned. And so on. These are ways that in my view at present are promising and interesting to explore. I hope to contribute to their development.