Economist Noah Smith writes he is concerned we are in the build-up to World War III. He describes this period resembling the localized wars of the 1930s that ended up being rolled into World War II.
Smith's concern is we don't seem to realize what may be lurking over the horizon. Unlike the authoritarian powers (China, Russia, Iran, N. Korea), we are not busily preparing to be ready for a world war when it arrives in our lap.
The name of his blog - Noahpinion - has echoes of COTTonLINE. His argument isn't something to read when you're feeling blue, or defeated. Translation: it is worrying all on its own.
