The last paragraph sums it up well " Yes, American power will not last forever. What goes up will come down even in the case of global dominance. But I am willing to bet it will for at least a couple of decades if not another century before China or even India can come up to par. All bets are off after that. Hubris has brought down empires more powerful than America and could bring this one down as well but as the article says, "More than any rival, America corrects itself." Yes, hopefully more than the Mongols, Romans, British or Soviets. So that when history looks back at America's moment under the sun, it will have some good things to say. Just my thoughts.