Look around America. Begin with New York City. Observe the filth and decay, the turbulence and misery evoking a Third World capital, the homeless sleeping in the streets, the haze of drugs, the racial hate, the crime, the fear. Look at other large American cities, most of which have some of New York in them. And then recall the phrase the American Century.
Turn it over in your mind. Consider the sense of American wealth and power, almost of omnipotence, that it implied. The effect is ironic, even heartbreaking.
Is this still a country that can lead? A country that can...
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