America’s Empire Is Still Strong Opinion

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The United States of America is an empire of might and of influence. There has never been anything like it for scale and global impact, even if history has yet to render its verdict on America's endurance. U.S. troops are present on six of the seven continents—and perhaps all seven if you count McMurdo Station in Antarctica—and into space. American culture is just culture for much of the world, even if every place gives it a local flavor. T-shirts and jeans are worn on the hottest days in both Israel and the Palestinian Territories. The Chinese Communist leadership wears suits...