Comments on: Should we have kept the American Empire? https://www.isegoria.net/2025/09/should-we-have-kept-the-american-empire/ From the ancient Greek for equality in freedom of speech; an eclectic mix of thoughts, large and small Mon, 18 May 2026 14:00:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 By: Michael van der Riet https://www.isegoria.net/2025/09/should-we-have-kept-the-american-empire/comment-page-1/#comment-3759737 Michael van der Riet Fri, 05 Sep 2025 11:26:56 +0000 https://www.isegoria.net/?p=53417#comment-3759737 Looking on from another continent, I find Tabarrok’s idea that parasitic Hawaii be shed from the American Empire entirely reasonable. Like the ISS boondoggle its only value is as a tourist destination.

]]> By: T. Beholder https://www.isegoria.net/2025/09/should-we-have-kept-the-american-empire/comment-page-1/#comment-3759646 T. Beholder Thu, 04 Sep 2025 12:20:42 +0000 https://www.isegoria.net/?p=53417#comment-3759646 Ah, «the American Empire». And Max Tabarrok who may or may not want to keep it.

Vatican is not Rome, nor was Rome. It does not serve interests of Rome or (Northern) Italy, but its own, while the other way is quite possible. It seems a one-sided street. And when Vatican had a real empire associated with it, they were in an overt conflict (Ghibelline vs Guelph).

Likewise, neither Federal Council of Churches, nor Harvard nor Council on Foreign Relations is Washington or USA.

For how long this «American Empire» thing was but a decoy on one side and cope on the other? Almost as long as it existed or exactly as long?

]]> By: Richard Morchoe https://www.isegoria.net/2025/09/should-we-have-kept-the-american-empire/comment-page-1/#comment-3759638 Richard Morchoe Thu, 04 Sep 2025 11:24:18 +0000 https://www.isegoria.net/?p=53417#comment-3759638 “relatively” is questionable. It is a good reason to be for Puerto Rican independence.

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