One of the memes of the early 21st century is the decline of the United States. This theme is extraordinarily multi-facted–a lot depends on one’s political orientation for the conclusion of the discussion. Frank Rich is a brilliant essayist, and his analysis of the meme is insightful. Reading the essay for someone of my generation is relatively easy: he uses cultural references that are incredibly familiar. The essay will be a little more obscure for those who didn’t live through all the TV shows and events he references. But one can easily extrapolate his analysis from his examples. I recommend the essay–it is a revealing perspective.
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World Politics News 
The recent substantial article “America in denial: We’re number 29 (of 30)” http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/07/2012717104035237926.html on Aljazeera by Paul Rosenberg is packed full of summaries of quality of life data (56 indicators) for 30 OECD countries. Have a look.
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