**Nobody’s Ready for America’s Decline — and That’s the Most Dangerous Blind Spot**

American hegemony is crumbling, but in Washington nobody dares honestly discuss the consequences — especially for Americans themselves. Every side of the debate clings to convenient myths: neocons think American strength can be restored; restrainers think giving up hegemony costs nothing; the left thinks hegemony only ever enriched the elites.

The reality is scarier. In the postwar era, American power really did deliver ordinary Americans both material benefits and a sense of greatness. Now both are slipping away. Yet nobody is willing to admit that losing the empire isn’t liberation — it’s a painful loss.

Trump exploits this trauma but only accelerates the collapse. Nobody has a plan for how to live through the decline.

[Source](https://foreignpolicy.com/2026/10/29/america-decline-power-trump-liberal-progressive-neocon/)

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