“How easy it is to make people believe a lie, and how hard it is to undo that work again.” Twain’s quote aptly describes America in 2025, where many mistake spectacle for strength. Trump has sold Americans the illusion of economic power and geopolitical dominance, but the recent Highland Club OpEd suggesting that Trump may be the person to address the worldwide crisis, symbolic of the Fourth Turning, is laughable.
Preliminarily, Trump’s ongoing assaults on democratic institutions and the rule of law eclipse any discussion of his foreign policy agenda. When the foundations of constitutional governance are at stake, other considerations must necessarily take second place. Notwithstanding, the OpEd ignores the reality of the last six months.
Economically, the U.S. Dollar Index has plunged 10–11% since Trump's inauguration—a decline not seen since the 1970s. Trump’s idiotic tariff policies, inhumane expulsion actions, and hypocritical deficit spending have destroyed market confidence and infected the US tourism industry (estimated to decrease $50 billion in 2025)…
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