Areopagus Special: The Golden Age?

Seven short lessons every someday.

Welcome one and all to another Readers' Special — where the Areopagus is written by you. Last week I asked this question:

Is the idea of the "Golden Age" just nostalgia, or was there really a time in the past when things were better than they are now? If so, when?

And I received a wealth of such thoughtful responses that it would have been unconscionable not to share them with you. That is what I have done, then, and it is the work of your fellow Gentle Readers that shall accompany you this glorious September weekend.