The current economic crisis was brought on by a well documented series of missteps from the subprime real estate meltdown, to the irresponsible risks on Wall Street, to the failure of leadership in Detroit in the automotive industry, and yes, to the collective passivity of the rest of us.

To dramatize his point, he returns to the chaotic and taciturn 1970s to show what is happening now compared to what was happening then. Like deja vu, it apparent to him that we are facing situations that seem strangely similar if not precisely the same as nearly forty years ago.

President Barak Obama could easily step into the same quicksand, because that is metaphorically what it is, if he is not careful. C. J. Jung might see our new president as the archetypical leader destined to return the United States to the citadel on the hill. He certainly has his work cut out for him.

Consider this: for far too long the US Congress has stayed the same, has missed the changes, hasn't had the fortitude to face them, and consequently, it has left the future up for grabs.

A LOOK BACK TO SEE AHEAD asks the reader to see how little has changed, and why attempting to solve our problems with the same thinking that created them can no longer be tolerated. Dr. Fisher describes the problem. He feels there is no shortage of experts who would provide the prescription, hopefully, with the caveat he offers here.