While it seems inescapable that the old America is gone, it also seems naive to think its replacement has already arrived.

Trump’s changes mostly set a delicate political pendulum swinging wildly rather than establish durable new norms. It is enough for America to be temporarily, however deeply, distracted and not broken. The pendulum will swing back then dampen, but that leaves plenty of time for shenanigans.

US presence abroad has been swept nearly clean and Xi & Putina are now trying to figure how to run the table and not merely win.

Would be good theater if it were only on netflx