The nostalgia behind the slogan “Make America great again” has always provoked the obvious questions of just when America was great, and for whom.
The Great Wall of China wasn’t a single construction project, but rather a series of defensive and border fortifications linked over hundreds of years under the direction of multiple royal dynasties.
From Habsburg Spain to Trump’s America, there’s no escaping the consequences of spending more on interest payments than on defense.
I’m so ready for it.