jrtom

"Waving Goodbye to Hegemony": http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/27/magazine/27world-t.html?ex=1359003600&en=8261f868401501b5&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss&pagewanted=all

Don't know that I necessarily agree with all of this, but the author is certainly more broadly traveled and experienced than I am; worth a read.