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The article focuses on the resurgence of American power under the U.S. President Joe Biden, challenging the narrative of America's decline compared to China. Topics include the strong U.S. economy; technological advancements, alliances; and strategic policies that position the U.S. as a rising global power despite challenges such as national debt and geopolitical threats from adversaries like China, Russia, Iran and North Korea.

The article focuses on the partnership of the U.S. with European Union (EU) and the Great Britain as shared liberal values and a shared recognition are at risk. It mentions common commitments such as freedom, fair labor practices, & environmental stewardship are threatened both by authoritarian leaders in China and Russia and by practices the U.S. and the EU have condoned or failed to rein in, from tax havens that shield ill-gotten gains to monopolies that undermine entrepreneurs.

The article discusses the advantages for the U.S. of investing in the production of ethanol and other homegrown fuels instead of spending billions of dollars on importing oil. It is asserted that the country spends 300 billion U.S. dollars on imported oil annually, accounting for around 60% of the total U.S. trade deficit. One opportunity for producing more oil domestically is the Bakken Shale formation in North Dakota and Montana, which has the potential to produce almost one million barrels per day.

An excerpt from the book "A Time to Lead," by Wesley K. Clark is presented.

The article offers information on several strategy made by the U.S. President Donald Trump towards international business and business personalities. Topics include considered that reelection of Trump confirm profound realignment in U.S. security policies and U.S. military priorities where the strategy is based on transactional values and uninhibited by history and experience.

The authors present several essays calling for the U.S. government to end all use of torture to detainees. They note that over the past decade, voters have had many legitimate worries: stagnant wages, corruption in Washington, terrorism and a botched war in Iraq. But they believe that when Americans look back years from now, what will shame them most is that the country abandoned a bedrock principle of civilized nations which is that torture is without exception wrong.