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Accidental Superpower

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The Accidental Superpower, by Peter Zeihan

Gloom and doom are an always present part of the American psyche. For two hundred years we’ve convinced ourselves the best days are behind us. It’s easy to find books that feed this anxiety.

That’s why I enjoyed The Accidental Superpower: The Next Generation of American Preeminence and the Coming Global Disorder by Peter Zeihan.

Authors who point out the inherent advantages America has compared to the rest of the world always fascinate me. Not just our civil rights, not just our wealth, not just our (relatively) uncorrupt culture. But the geographic position we find ourselves in. We are one …