The Problem With Migration in the American Southwest

John Sutter: Much of this book is about the degree to which humans have bent nature to their will. He says it's true on different scales where sometimes one developer made a really bad decision and then other times, you know, just the cultural history of the United States kind of led us in a bad direction. Are there things that people can do to just will the Phoenix suburbs and agriculture outside of Phoenix to continue to exist? Even if the Colorado River runs dry, like, I mean, maybe not. But are there also examples of just human will being so strong that you make it happen? he asks.

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