When civilizations die

Seriously, if this slide show doesn’t make you fear for the “permanence” of American prominence, then I don’t know what will:

Take 3 minutes and look through the photos.  Then think about the fact that this is a city in America that was not subject to a natural disaster.

Then think about how much time the media spent on stupid things last year.  Let’s try and make this year better.

(h/t Jonathan Chait)

Hidden information below

Aaron Carroll

Aaron E. Carroll, MD, MS is co-Editor-in-Chief of The Incidental Economist and tweets at @aaronecarroll. He is the Chief Health Officer at Indiana University. He is also a Distinguished Professor of Pediatrics and Associate Dean for Research Mentoring at the Indiana University School of Medicine. In addition to contributing regularly to The New York Times and the Atlantic, he is the author of four books, most recently The Bad Food Bible.

The Incidental Economist

the health services research blog

Editors In Chief
Managing Editor

Work posted here under copyright © of the authors • Details on the Site Policies page

Subscribe

Email Address*