It's become hip in certain intellectual circles to write off America's prospects for a return to economic health -- but the truth is that the U.S. is well on the road to recovery, writes Daniel Gross. Thanks to America's inventiveness and resilience, Gross argues, the Dow and the dollar are both back on track, and companies are finally hiring again. "America still leads the world at processing failure. ... If these impulses are embraced more systematically and wholeheartedly, the United States can remain an economic superpower well into the current century," Gross writes.

Think positive. It can't hurt.