he is reacting against what he feels inside, which is the steady loss of his power as a man. the faster that power recedes, the more frantically he asserts it. he is raging against the dying of the light. these last embarrassing decisions are in fact his death throes. it is sad, really. unfortunately what happens to men also tends to happen to the systems they create. for the last 80 years our world has been covered by a system formed in the final months of world war ii. it s features define our life. free and open global trade routes guaranteed by the u.s. navy, a universal currency called the dollar and overseein it all one supreme power, the worlds largest economy, the united states of america. it s been a great system in mos ways. but for many reasons, including the passage of time, that syste is dying. what comes next is not entirely clear but how to influence it t america s greatest advantage is the most important task that faces any u.s. government. nothing else comes
he is reacting against what he feels inside, which is the steady loss of his power as a man. the faster that power recedes, the more frantically he asserts it. he is raging against the dying of the light. these last embarrassing decisions are in fact his death throes. it is sad, really. unfortunately what happens to men also tends to happen to the systems they create. for the last 80 years our world has been covered by a system formed in the final months of world war ii. it s features define our life. free and open global trade routes guaranteed by the u.s. navy, a universal currency called the dollar and overseein it all one supreme power, the worlds largest economy, the united states of america. it s been a great system in mos ways. but for many reasons, including the passage of time, that syste is dying. what comes next is not entirely clear but how to influence it t america s greatest advantage is the most important task that faces any u.s. government.