The world in 2057

Is it possible that USA is on a slowly descending course and will be replaced with EU as the next leading super power? I see three alarming tendencies:

1) Protectionism. Not only is it bad for the economy, it also breeds mental isolationanism.

2) Xenophobia. If you got rid of all illegal immigrants working in "the breadbasket" and enforced zero tolerance against anyone trying to enter the country illegally, even to make a honest living, then the food prices would skyrocket.

3) Theocracy. If you want to have a separation of state and church, then you must keep them separated.

If USA isn't breaking these tendecies like right now, then it's doomed. My guess is that in 2057 is EU a superpower far more powerful than anyone could've imagined. It rose to superpower status during the colonial wars in China on african soil. EU is allied with the African Union and are trying to contain the threat from the pan asian coalition headed by Russia and China.

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I have some better books

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bell_Curve
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IQ_and_the_wealth_of_nations

Regardless of "what an IQ score means", there is a huge correlation between the score achieved in IQ tests and wealth, success and intellectual achievements.

I'm aware that some of the tests have some cultural bias that may account for a few points, but if you compare intellectual achievements of India's 1 billion people to say the 1 billion white people you would have to be extremely blind not to see the huge intelligence difference. The fact is the Jews, with an IQ of about 115, and a population of 15 million people have had countless times more great intellects than India's 1 billion people with an IQ of 81. I dont believe intelligence is a value that can ever be measured absolutely, but the IQ test scores are a damn good indicator at least of applied intelligence.

The book you linked to seems to be entirely theory and have very outdated concepts. It's now practically scientifically proven that intelligence is inherited  and genetic, but I guess people choose to believe what fits their world view.