America Is Setting a Trap for Itself - The New York Times Lydia Polgreen is an Opinion columnist A version of this article appears in print on Nov 23, 2025, Section SR, Page 5 of the New York edition with the headline: America Is Setting a Trap for Itself
America Is Setting a Trap for Itself - DNyuz In Washington, a decade of rancorous polarization just gave us the longest ever government shutdown But one belief has endured on both sides of the aisle: that the world order, built and led by the United States, is under threat from China, which aims to usurp America’s rightful place atop it There’s a phrase that encapsulates the theory: the Thucydides trap, referring to the violent
America is at war with itself - The Hill America is at war with itself Many, myself included, fear that political, social, cultural, ideological and economic divisions are as deep and possibly deeper than they were when our Civil War
America Did This to Itself - The Atlantic But I daresay I fear we shall see a profound degradation in the ability of this nation to govern itself rationally and fairly, with freedom and political equality under the rule of law
Is America Killing Itself? - The Nation Politics OppArt December 20, 2024 Is America Killing Itself? Donald Trump’s upcoming presidency jeopardizes democracy, human rights, and the environment Is the country on a path to self