U.S. history is full of ambitious projects, including the space program, the Interstate Highway System, the Alaska Highway, the post-Sputnik investment in scientific research, and the industrial mobilization during World War II, whose rationale was at least partly to confront foreign adversaries according to the NY Times. In a recently published opinion piece former Prime Minister Jean Chretien wrote "And let’s strengthen the ties that bind this vast nation together through projects such as [Read more]