What America’s Great Unwinding Would Mean for the World. The conundrum facing America’s allies is how to cope with a great imperial power in decline that is still a great imperial power.

Ironically, we just ended one of the most productive past months in modern political history: CHIPS and Science Act ($280b), Inflation Reduction Act (climate change incentives and allowing the Government to negotiate with health insurers), PACT Act, NATO accession vote, gay marriage gets 50 GOP votes in the House, Electoral Count Act is moving forward, 528k new jobs signaling the economy can withstand more rate hikes, Al Qaeda leader killed, Ukraine HIMARS successes, China’s bluff is called on Taiwan, Iran nuclear deal breakthrough imminent?

Amazing how much of a doom and gloom echo chamber Reddit can be. Here’s how Washington is acting now: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/biden-steps-out-of-the-room-and-finds-legacy-defining-wins/2022/08/07/ac6c7a94-1641-11ed-b998-b2ab68f58468_story.html

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