Tom Evslin: America the not so great

Editor’s note: This commentary is by Tom Evslin, an entrepreneur, author and former Douglas administration official. This post first appeared on his blog, Fractals of Change.News about the new Lanzhou to Xian high-speed train in China made me sad. Service started this year with 35 round trips per day. Travel time is reduced from seven hours via the old train to two and a half hours on the new train, which runs at 155 mph.
I’m happy for people who travel between Xian and Lanzhou or ma