COPENHAGEN, October 3, 2007--There is now a hurling momentum for the construction of some sort of bridge/rail project connecting Denmark's two largest cities on either side of the Kattegat Sea. The relevant question here is as Tom Gillesberg, chairman of the Schiller Institute (SI) in Denmark has laid out to those attending a local politicians' conference, whether or not Denmark will be the last European country with the old technology, or, the first nation to introduce the new. The SI's proposal in full--to have the Copenhagen-Aarhus maglev project act as the flint-spark for a national, and then perhaps international maglev system. The decision of whether to ignite a truly revolutionary technological development, will determine the next fifty years of infrastructure policy.

Opposition to building maglev and instead going with a more the traditional rail link is an issue of reducing down to the lowest common denominator. Although it is certainly true that through the application of pure pragmatism, one is forced to admit that because existing traditional lines are not currently compatible with maglev, we should not build maglev, the loftier creative reasoner might be optimistic instead. Imagine the cheers and tears of joy one would witness if John F. Kennedy had said historically to the American people, "We will not do it because it is hard, we will only do it in a way that is practical and convenient!".