Reason 2 for superpower suicide: National interest. The Trump administration exhibits no interest in the good of the people.
I’ll be detailing over the coming weeks the 13 reasons — drawn from historical perspectives — that demonstrate why we are in a state of superpower suicide. Follow along for more.
Trump is competing with God and fighting a proxy war with the Pope. We are, quite literally, at the self-deification state of the decline of our republic.
This teaches us, once again, how much the Trump project us an international one. Americans are punished every day, but foreign authoritarian friends are remembered.
We are now welcoming people who are architects of failed authoritarian transitions.
In this video, I lay out some thoughts on the import of authoritarians into the United States — and essential questions we must all ask.
Statehood: There is no sign that the Trump Administration regards the United States as a state.
I’ll be detailing over the coming weeks the 13 reasons — drawn from historical perspectives — that demonstrate why we are in a state of superpower suicide. Follow along for more.
Empires have risen and failed before, but to my knowledge no state has ever chosen to kill its own power, and succeeded with such rapidity.
Read more of my latest on Superpower Suicide at Snyder.Substack.com. I lay out 13 points why were are in a state of superpower suicide.
This week marks 6 months until the 2026 midterm elections. Now is a good time to revisit my conversation with historian @thetimothysnyder . Watch it now on my YouTube channel (link in bio), or listen wherever you get your podcasts.
