The Next 200 Years: A Scenario For America And ... May 2026

The shift to a post-industrial society might erode traditional "societal levers" and change how people find meaning in life once basic needs are met.

The book was a direct rebuttal to "neo-Malthusian" warnings that population growth and resource depletion would lead to catastrophe. Kahn challenges these views across several key sectors: The next 200 years: a scenario for America and ...

Sees disaster as a likely outcome unless major changes occur. The shift to a post-industrial society might erode

The text identifies multiple "virtually eternal" energy sources—such as solar, geothermal, and nuclear fusion—that could sustain a much larger global population at lower costs than today's fossil fuels. The next 200 years: a scenario for America and ...

Kahn's specific (like fusion or space colonies). How his scenarios have held up since 1976.