Yep. Just read it. Basically, the author is proposing the question of whether or not it makes sense to spend vast amounts of money to build an even larger coll

Yep. Just read it. Basically, the author is proposing the question of whether or not it makes sense to spend vast amounts of money to build an even larger collider than the LHC, currently being planned by CERN to be built in about 20 years. An analogy is made to the US space program, wherein rather than the Apollo missions being the first step in manned expansion into the solar system it was the apex. Since then we've spent hundreds of billions of dollars on the ISS and shuttles for little practical benefit, while generations of scientists and engineers have wasted their careers on these projects that seemingly have gone nowhere. The author likens the clearly defined need for the next larger collider as an ISS type of project, fearing it will absorb the careers of many physicists and ultimately lead to nowhere. Can't say I agree with the position, but it is well written and makes some good points.