What threatens America’s global leadership is, rather, some of the most divided and disruptive domestic politics in its history. A country whose people have traditionally prided themselves on practicality is experiencing a debilitating bout of excessive theorizing, ideology, and so-called “new ideas,” thereby forestalling the practical ideas that come from constructive interaction with one’s political opponents.
真正威胁美国在全球领导地位的，其实是这个国家在国内政治上出现的各种史无前例的分歧和争议。美国人民一直以来都是勇于实践的人民。但是在今天，过多的理论和思想，以及所谓的“新思维”正在使这个国家陷入了疲惫虚弱的状态当中。这种情况遏制了那些本应由与政治对手之间建设性互动而产生的具有实践意义的理念。