Tom got this email:

Dr. Barnett,

I'm from Evanston, IL. This fall I will begin my first year as a student of the University of XXXXXXXXX and a cadet of Army ROTC. I finished your A Future Worth Creating less than 30 minutes ago (so please excuse my very unrefined reactions) and wanted to thank you for writing it. My lack of exposure to macroeconomics at this point in my education was somewhat limiting, but I ultimately found the book very accessible. Given my strong yet underdeveloped ambitions (military intelligence to CIA to politics to academia, or really any combination of those), your projections will be my life's work. I found the section on hereos yet to be discovered especially applicable, as my fellow Echo-Boomers and I will fill those roles.

Unfortunately, I have no contstructive criticism to offer. Time, however, is the only obstacle between myself andmore profound understanding and it (time) is one that I defeat daily. Your work really helped me solidify my budding knowledge of the world that I am inheriting, as well as offered golden tangents of study. Thank you very much for your analysis. I'll let you know how much of it was accurate in a generation or so.

Very Respectfully,

Tom writes:

This is the connection the grand strategist is looking for.