The Red Brick Times

I just finished reading Caught in the Middle, by Richard Longworth. It's subtitled "America's heartland in the age of globalism" and takes a very thoughtful economic overview of the "Midwest". What's happening here, why it's happening, why we've for the most part been so ineffective in dealing with it and, most importantly, offers a cutting edge set of solutions to adapt the area for the 21st century. Needless to say I'm impressed as all get out with this book. Longworth has a great writing style that allows his observations and conclusions to make sense to everyone, not just economic majors. Perhaps this book particularly resonates with me because for a long time now I've argued (and even predicted) that the best thing that could happen with the U.S. (and especially the Great Lakes States) is dissolution into smaller countries. While Longworth doesn't go that far some of my basic arguments are supported by him (well, sorta). Anyway, here's a review of it. Get thee to a library.
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