We are not going to get this right on our first try. We will not follow the same paths forward. We will not arrive at the same destination. It took our world centuries to suss out our current quartet of economic models. It is a process, and not one that proceeds in a predictable, sedate, straight line. The last time humanity struggled with changing factors that necessitated new economic models, the causes were the Industrial Revolution paired with the first globalization wave. We argued—vigorously—over which system might be best. We had fights. We had wars. We had big wars. Most were not Cold.
