I would agree with Cullen Murphy’s view of the state of the United States government. As the United States capital city Washington was once the center of the world quite like Rome was once the center of its world. There are arguments that Washington still is the as you would say capital of the world. However, I would disagree with that as the United States is no longer the sole super power of the world. The United States has been joined at the top by countries like Russia, China, and Great Britain.
Some things have changed for the United States when it comes to military power quite like the Roman state faced. The United States at