Ah yes, good ole American Exceptionalism to save the day. Just waiting for some miracle cure or the ansible to achieve all that we ever dreamed of. Do you supp

Ah yes, good ole American Exceptionalism to save the day. Just waiting for some miracle cure or the ansible to achieve all that we ever dreamed of. Do you suppose we would do it earlier rather than later if we could? The fact is, there are political forces that are impeding technological change.