Ryan Cooper: How Trump and Musk Are Unraveling America’s Global Power

In “Musk and Trump Are Causing the Dumbest Imperial Collapse in History,” Ryan Cooper argues that America’s global dominance is crumbling—not due to military defeat or economic failure, but because of the reckless, trust-shattering actions of its leaders. With NATO alliances fraying, critical global aid programs dismantled, and internal chaos exacerbated by corporate overreach, Cooper paints a grim picture of an empire unraveling from within.