Bubble Burst
Today on Tablet
December 07, 2011
The end of the Cold War brought the end of the United States’ ability to use its power to control much of the world. But it is only now, writes Mideast columnist Lee Smith today in Tablet Magazine, that the U.S. public is finally being brought to grips by that fact, and they are getting no help from the feckless politicians in both parties.
Marc Tracy is a staff writer at The New Republic, and was previously a staff writer at Tablet. He tweets @marcatracy.