Commentary

Do Recent Events Show the World Is Falling Apart, or Reaffirm Timeless Principles?

By Timothy H. Lee
Thursday, August 11 2011

To some people, recent events suggest that the world as we know it is falling apart. But think of it another way. Paradoxically, today’s events simply reaffirm timeless principles. Moreover, they reassure us that recommitment to those principles offers a remedy. Consider: The nation’s credit rating just declined for the first time in history. The floor suddenly dropped from stock markets. Unrestrained rioters terrorized England and set it aflame. Moammar Gadhaffi remains in power, months after President Obama promised that the Libyan…

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