Scholars will somedy wonder how the richest country in history chose to throw it all away. But the crisis has been there since the beginning<\/p>\n
The 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence has arrived at a moment of some embarrassment for the Republic. The United States of America, established to overthrow a mad king, has elected, 250 years later, a mad king of its very own. America is setting itself on fire at its birthday party. It always had a dramatic streak.<\/p>\n
In 30 or 40 years, scholars of history, if they exist, will want to know how the richest country in history, with the world\u2019s most powerful alliance network, and a scientific and research capacity fuelled by the talent of the world, chose to throw it all away.<\/p>\n
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