Most Empires in History Fell by Age 250. The US Is at a Weighty Crossroads. ^86.9%

Truthout - By Rory Fanning - 7/4/2026, 2:34 PM

Appeal to Emotion 49.6% - Hasty Generalization 46.1% - Negativity Bias 42.8%

As a veteran of the U.S. war on Afghanistan, I visit high schools on a regular basis to talk about the military. I try to fill in the blanks that military recruiters intentionally ignore. I find that when asked, most students can say very little about the reasons why the U.S. fights. They often wrongly assume that the U.S. fights in... more