A National Intelligence Estimate on the United States

Harper's by Chalmers Johnson | Feb. 7, 2007 (Special Report)

The United States remains, for the moment, the most powerful nation in history, but it faces a violent contradiction between its long republican tradition and its more recent imperial ambitions.

The fate of previous democratic empires suggests that such a conflict is unsustainable and will be resolved in one of two ways. Rome attempted to keep its empire and lost its democracy. Britain chose to remain democratic and in the process let go its ... Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Kaizar Campwala - Feb 7, 2007 - 10:51 AM PST
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Terri Adams
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 by Terri Adams - Oct. 1, 2008

An excellent article. It hits the nail on the head as to where this country is today and where it might end.

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 by Mike LaBonte - Oct. 1, 2008

Loaded with evidence, but some conclusions still do not seem fully supported. Well organized and sourced. Conclusion seems a little overboard, overall.

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