In the early 2000s I attempted to describe the state of the world in 800 words, overshooting my self-imposed quota by 54 words. Today I'm appalled that from the same standpoint that I took then, the world has hardly changed at all. Check out that old essay of mine in the Advice and Dissent section to know what I mean.
“So now as it was then, this is the world in 854 words”
