The American order did not fail because it was obsolete. It failed because Congress chose not to defend it. By refusing to constrain an executive acting in ways corrosive to long term national interest, the Republican Congress has made itself directly responsible for the unraveling of America’s economic, military, and cultural primacy.

When we walk in the world with fear, we shrink. But when we lead with confidence, knowing we’re not always right, but striving toward a better world, we build something stronger. America was never meant to retreat. It was built to reach. But we still must choose what kind of nation we want to be.

I lived in Volgograd, Russia, once Stalingrad, and saw firsthand the quiet fear left behind by authoritarian rule. Today, I see echoes of that in Donald Trump’s war on truth, loyalty to self over country, and threats against democratic institutions. He’s not Stalin, but the tactics are familiar. If we want to preserve what makes America worth fighting for, we need to name the threat and stand up to it.

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