The President was back on the air last week with his favorite sermon: "We simply use too muchand waste too muchenergy." Once again, almost wistfully, he beseeched the American people to cut back, conserve. It therefore seems timely to ask an essential question: Is it realistic to expect a society such as the U.S.democratic, individualistic, competitive, diverse, skeptical, market orientedto display a sudden show of self-discipline and self-sacrifice in response to the President's plea? Popular reaction so far suggests that the answer is a plain no. After all, the American people until now have treated the energy crisis as though it...
Time Essay: Going Our Own Way
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