The earth is a fickle place for all life, not least the human project of civilization. James Howard Kunstler civilizationearthfickle Change image and share on social
Despite the obvious damage now visible in the entropic desolation of every American home town, Wal-Mart managed to install itself in the pantheon of American Dream icons, along with apple pie, motherhood, and Coca Cola. James Howard Kunstler americanapplecoca share on social
We have created thousands and thousands of places in America that aren't worth caring about, and when we have enough of them, we're going to have a country that's not worth defending. James Howard Kunstler americacarecountry Change image and share on social
I think water transport will see a revival. However, we're not going to replay the 20th century. The industrial city of that era will not be revived. Our cities are going to contract. Many of them will contract as a whole but densify at their core. James Howard Kunstler 20thcenturycity share on social
White America is tortured by black America's failure to thrive, and all that guilt and anxiety has only gotten worse as a substantial quota of white America loses its own footing in the middle class and plunges into the rough country of joblessness, hopelessness, and government dependency. James Howard Kunstler americaanxietybadly share on social
American cities are not scaled to the energy diet of the future. They have become too large. They're over-scaled. James Howard Kunstler americancitydiet Change image and share on social
I'm serenely convinced that we are heading into what will amount to a 'time out' from technological progress as we know it. James Howard Kunstler amountconvincehead Change image and share on social
Please, please, stop referring to yourselves as 'consumers.' OK? Consumers are different than citizens. Consumers do not have obligations, responsibilities and duties to their fellow human beings. James Howard Kunstler beingcitizenconsumer Change image and share on social
Americans are suffering so much from being in unrewarding environments that it has made us very cynical. I think that American suburbia has become a powerful generator of anxiety and depression. James Howard Kunstler americananxietycynical Change image and share on social
If the Internet exists at all in the future, it will be on a much-reduced scale from what we enjoy today, and all the activities of everyday life are not going to reside on it. James Howard Kunstler activityenjoyeveryday Change image and share on social