The Jay Martin Show “Unipolar Moment is Over” How America Lost Its Ultimate Power - and what comes next.
Aug 23, 2025
Scott Horton, a bestselling author and foreign policy expert, analyzes America’s dwindling status as a global superpower. He critiques the costly pursuit of hegemony, exploring its toll on national wealth and liberty. Horton discusses how U.S. actions have fostered new global competitors and challenges the myth of America's insecurity. He also critiques the rhetoric used to justify military actions like the Iraq War and warns against the increasing government control reminiscent of China. This provocative discourse invites reflection on America's future role.
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Unipolar Moment Was Temporary
- The Cold War's end created a unipolar moment where the U.S. could remake the world in its image.
- Scott Horton argues that moment was temporary and the rise of other powers ended U.S. global dominance.
Empire Drained U.S. Wealth And Liberty
- U.S. pursuit of global hegemony consumed wealth and increased debt, weakening domestic liberty.
- Horton links $37 trillion debt and rising interest payments to costs of empire and big government.
Squeezing Others Creates Counter-Alliances
- Efforts to squeeze other countries provoked cooperation among medium powers like BRICS.
- Horton says these alliances aim to neutralize American hegemonic economic power.
