We’re seeing what happens in a world without American leadership. It’s not pretty

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Open this photo in gallery: A protester waves an upside-down American flag in front of the Capitol, on March 4, in Washington.Julia Demaree Nikhinson/The Associated Press For decades now, critics of the United States have complained about how it was throwing its weight around, trying to impose its form of capitalism and democracy on the rest of the world. Who gave Washington the right to act as the world’s policeman? Who put it in charge of global affairs and institutions? Who made Uncle Sam boss? Well, now we are seeing what happens in a world without American leadership. It is...