Easter Island: what to learn from the Puzzles?

American Diplomacy | November 6, 2007| | Copyright

Editor's Note: The author, who has been published frequently by American Diplomacy, returned recently from a visit to Easter Island and discusses below some of the theories about that mysterious South Pacific isle. He seeks to tie his piece to what he terms "global warming/environment catastrophe-in-the-making discussions," on which he casts doubt.--Contrib. Ed.

It is always tempting to generalize from a particular. Thus a personal experience as a parent, a soldier, a citizen, or a scientist allows one to project "rules" and conclusions arguably applicable to all ...

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