1128 American Hegemony

Hegemony in trade, law, economy, military, technology, culture, media & globalization is where elite nations make rules that all other countries must follow to avoid political & economic isolation. History has seen some spectacular hegemonic empires: Mesopotamia, Mongol, Roman, British, and as of now, America. American hegemony was literally the last man standing, militarily-wise, after WW2. The sure sign of a hegemony is control of the world’s reserve currency which translates to what is essentially America's tax on the World via our immense National Debt which never has to be paid off: buy our debt or the World burns either from military threat or economic collapse. Since America is the only world power that holds liberty as the primary imperative, the democratic aspect of world organizations like the WHO & UN are constantly in conflict with America’s preferences: they use their equal voting power to demand the U.S. share its bounty among them, often hidden in supposedly humanitarian efforts but actually just self-interest cloaked in sanctimony, but since America is a hegemony, it gets to have its cake & eat it too. Devilish bargain because absolute hegemony corrupts absolutely.