Oh dear. Using naming trends from the 1990s to name a character who will be in their 40s/50s in 2050 leads to some, shall we say, dissonance. I... I think I have no choice but to find the most early 2000s name imaginable.
To clarify: Society Tomorrow is not the government; they are a corporate entity separate from the American government that was allowed to proliferate during laissez-faire Presidential administrations.
I've planned some conflict between some parties in the American government and Society Tomorrow.
I tell the neophyte: Write a million words–the absolute best you can write, then throw it all away and bravely turn your back on what you have written. At that point, you’re ready to begin. — David Eddings
