For a generation predisposed to accept the merits of the idea of Progress (with a Roman P), world events have a proved a dispiriting, and truth be told, denigrating illustration of that theory's delusional ambitions.
Against the backdrop of international terrorism, increasing domestic discord, and the collapse of objective standards of societal behavior, the apologists of Progress can point to no fixed law of social advancement by which our conditions perpetually improve. Rather, they stare upon vistas of dead bodies, objectified human persons, widespread social boredom, and rampant self-indulgence. Progress is a failed god, and in its wake, it leaves a trail of blood and a sea of tears.
The U.S. Senate approved a bill July 13 with a vote of 92-2 to treat the nation's opioid addiction crisis. It's worth noting that one state – Georgia – recently passed a law that could block, rather than expand, access to treatment. Could other states also go in Georgia's direction? Could it possibly be a good idea?
