America is destroying itself. It’s no surprise | Stephen Marche
Scholars will somedy wonder how the richest country in history chose to throw it all away. But the crisis has been there since the beginning The 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence has arrived at a moment of some embarrassment for the Republic. The United States of America, established to overthrow a mad king, has elected, 250 years later, a mad king of its very own. America is setting itself on fire at its birthday party. It always had a dramatic streak. In 30 or 40 years, sch…

