Too Big to Thrive

Perestroika, Glasnost, and Empire

I've been off the internet for a while as part of my Lenten obligations, but this week, I decided to take a sabbatical from my sabbatical and check in on the world. What I found was an endless stream of arguments about tariffs and a senior Trump official declaring that post-World War II institutions are no longer necessary.

Reading this, the first thing …