Tigerhawk participated in a conference call with Mark Steyn — available as a 1:10 podcast. I am half way through the audio discussion - recommended.
UPDATE: I finished the podcast. Please change that to “Highly Recommended”.
Next, today Tigerhawk reviews “America Alone”, concluding succinctly
Don’t be a fool. Read America Alone: The End Of The World As We Know It. And hope that Mark Steyn is just wrong.
I have only one thing to add to that excellent essay. It’s not wise to assume that the current trajectory of Old Europe will simply straight-line into the future. E.g., demographics such as the Italian birth rate of 1.1. I believe that when the situation becomes sufficiently ugly that a society will change. Already both Sweden and France are offering modest new-birth incentives.
Secondly, the dominant multiculturalism that has allowed high Muslim immigration and non-assimilation may well change radically when there are police roadblocks and firebombings in middle class neighborhoods. France could be the first society to make a right turn.
I just finished Mark’s Book and “wow” what a comprehensive layout of the demographics in Europe. Nice review of the politics too. I think most Americans have no idea that Europe has gone down the road that far. I have to admit that I think that Europe will change faster than he suspects. I am not sure they can recover in time though. I agree with Mr. Steyn in that we should begin major changes in Energy policy in this country, now. I know that makes me sound like an Eco- Nut but I have voted Republican all my life.