AMERICA IN 2033

The Utopian View

By Earl A. Birkett

Flying cars (at last)

Green energy

Unified regions

A progressive Eden

Forecasting the future - whether it be the Book of Daniel or Revelation, a quatrain from Nostradamus, a tarot card, or a soothsayer's crystal ball - will always find a receptive audience. BAVUAL jumps into the fray by speculating on what the world might look like in 10 years. It is fantasy wish-fulfillment, based on what our ideal would be. We realize, however, that history is never a straight line to nirvana and that there are many twists and turns along the way. As a true student of Hegel's theory of thesis and antithesis in history, BAVUAL presents the utopian view of 2033 in this issue. In the Fall Issue, we will present the antithesis: the dystopian view of '33. Enjoy.