So, it's not all just been smoke and mirrors

Alex here.

So the US, in all its wisdom, has decided that global warming is a reality. Pinch me and tell me that I'm not asleep (sorry, Clive.)

The arrogance of that place and the people who run it never ceases to amaze me. For years global warming was just a "theory," or better yet, a hoax being perpetrated on the American people. (And you call yourself a scientist, Michael Crichton.) Now, at last, the world's last super power will admit what the rest of the world has known for years.

Perhaps there should be term limits for empires, as there are for some elected positions in the US. Hmm . . . how many centuries should an empire be allowed before it has to step aside and let the next one take over? That's a question that will require some thought.