It seems as though you read only the article title and made a snap judgement of the author based on your preconceptions. Here’s the first three sentences from

It seems as though you read only the article title and made a snap judgement of the author based on your preconceptions. Here’s the first three sentences from the actual article: “So what would the decline of America look like? I don’t ask the question because I think it’s happening (yet?), but because even the most inveterate optimist should be interested in the dangers, if only to ward them off.”