4 Scenarios for the Coming Collapse of the American Empire

All of these scenarios extrapolate existing trends into the future on the assumption that Americans, blinded by the arrogance of decades of historically unparalleled power, cannot or will not take steps to manage the unchecked erosion of their global position.

If America's decline is in fact on a 22-year trajectory from 2003 to 2025, then we have already frittered away most of the first decade of that decline with wars that distracted us from long-term problems and, like water tossed onto desert sands, wasted trillions of desperately needed dollars.

Aung San Suu Kyi is free.

For many years I have followed her brave, peaceful resistance. Hopefully this is a new day for Myanmar and its citizens.

2010

Who would have thought that I would have found love at this point in my life...? Exactly where I was not looking.