Musing about the Possibility of a Second Civil War and What We Might Learn from Previous Failed States

I’m going to put on my prophet’s hat for a moment. I think that if everything does not fall apart before 2028, we will have elections. But I also think there’s a pretty good chance that things will fall apart. That cold civil war we’ve been fighting since April 14 of 1865 might very well turn hot before 2028. I’ve been reading Survival in the Killing Fields by Haing Ngor. Essentially this is a…