Zenith and Decline of U.S. Influence
Bruce Johnson reflects on the short American Century
By Bruce Johnson
American civilization reached its zenith in the 1960s and 1970s. American music and American literature and American art were taken seriously all over the world. American architecture and engineering arguably dominated the world. People all over the world listened seriously to the speeches of American politicians not just to predict wha…
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