American Decline: Causes and Consequences
Submitted on August 27, 2011
By Noam Chomsky - Znet
...[I]t is “a common theme” that the United States..."is in decline, ominously facing the prospect of its final decay.” It is indeed a common theme...and with some reason. But an appraisal of US foreign policy and influence abroad and the strength of its domestic economy and political institutions at home suggests that a number of qualifications are in order...[D]espite America’s decline, in the foreseeable future there is no competitor for global hegemonic power.
