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The Next American Golden Age?

President Trump has put in motion a plan that will weaken the enemies of liberty and America, and bring the world to new heights of peace and prosperity.

Steve McCann | March 11, 2026

2026 may well go down in history as the beginning of a new world order and the commencement of a unipolar century. Not since the end of World War II will the world have shifted so dramatically. Donald Trump is on the verge of shattering the dreams of the “Globalist” ideologues in Europe, permanently undermining the hegemonic fantasies of Communist China, and thwarting the mindless expansionist ambitions of Putin’s Russia.

He has set the stage for a de facto American empire. An empire, together with new strategic allies and partners, that would not overtly dominate or control the civilized and developed world, but through financial, economic, military, and technological dominance could bestride the world as the arbiter of last resort.

The foundation of this potential dramatic shift was laid on January 20, 2025, with Trump’s recognition that this is the time (1) to confront the Globalists, China, and Russia and (2) to reconstitute American economic supremacy by unabashedly utilizing the twin weapons of tariffs and access to the world’s largest economy to reset global trade, re-establish American dominance in manufacturing and technology, and reconfirm that the U.S. dollar is irreplaceable as the world’s reserve currency. At the same time, he began to significantly escalate domestic energy production and focus on dramatically expanding not only the size but the lethality of the military.

The next phase of this confrontation began on June 22, 2025, with an astounding exhibition of American power and determination: the unprecedented stealth bombing of Iran’s most secure underground nuclear facilities by seven B-2 Bombers making a 36-hour round trip from the United States.

This milestone achievement was soon overshadowed by the inconceivably successful and, for the Americans, bloodless capture of Nicholas Maduro........

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