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“In its failure to understand this relationship between America and America The environment lies the moral and practical bankruptcy of any and all forms isolationism. It is unfortunate that this isolation infertility virus has He was depth of an influential section of the Republican Party. until The Republican Party can develop a vital philosophy and program for America The initiative and activity as a global power, will continue to cut itself from any Useful participation in this hour of history. And her sharing deep You need to form the future of America and the world. “

While the quotation appears recent, it is taken from the article of Henry R. Los is the most famous, “American centuryand“Posted inlifeMagazine in February 1941.

Los was hoping to convince his American message to support Britain in its battle against Hitler and fascism. Although many have changed since its publication 84 years ago, if Ukraine is replaced by Britain and Putin for Hitler, many of his arguments are still carrying weight.

Los understood that America has become the most powerful nation in the world. He thought that America needed friends and allies who shared its values, and it was possible to “defend democratic principles and even encourage them and incite them to the so -called democratic principles around the world.”

Los was the strongest media director in America when he wrote the “American Century”. His magazines –timeand luckAnd lifeThe law of news affected the march of time in public opinion, governments and society. He was a conservative, capitalist, and strong Republican Republican. He criticized the Democrats on charges of storming America with “huge government debts, sprawling bureaucracy, and a full generation of young people who are drinking on the government as a source of life.” He stressed that the Democrats were “sympathetic to various socialist doctrines.”

But Los – who was born in China for Christian missionary fathers – was reserved that America, as the most powerful country in the world, has global responsibilities that came with its aspirations. He admitted the local pressure that affects the economy and society, and understanding that “America cannot be responsible for the good behavior of the whole world.” However, he thought it was in America’s interest to help countries that were very poor to help themselves. He felt that America could be and should be “the good Samaritan in the entire world” and that “for every dollar we spend on weapons, we must spend at least ten cents in a huge effort to feed the world.”

Since the end of World War II, we have faced our share of setbacks and failure along with our successes. The Korean war produced a dangerous path, while conflicts in Vietnam and Afghanistan ended with the relevant retreats. We relied on lies and false excuses to justify the war in Iraq. Peace in the Middle East is still out of reach.

However, foreign aid has turned Germany and Japan into allies and democracies with prosperous economies. Our continuous military presence in South Korea has helped become a rich ally. The fall of Southern Democrats in Southeast and South Asia has not weakened. It has been proven wrong with the so -called “Domino theory”, and today Vietnam is a valuable commercial partner. The collapse of the Soviet Union has released 35 years ago from satellite countries in Russia from its suffocating fist. America has benefited from the presence of strong allies who embraced what was traditionally America’s basic beliefs.

American Aid saved millions of lives in the poorest countries in the world. The US Agency for World Media (USAGM), which includes Voice of America (VOA), Free Europe, and other government agencies, is devoted to America’s explanation. Jeffrey Koan, who led VOA under President Clinton’s leadership, says the goal is to do this with objective and unbiased information.

The government efficiency management in Elon Musk has sought to dismantle its USAGM and its operating units, including VOA, with the enthusiastic support of President Trump, albeit illogical. Musk also criticized the National Democracy Endowment (NED), which has supported NGOs working abroad to enhance democratic goals for more than 40 years. He claims, without evidence, that Nid is “widespread in corruption”. Despite the approval of the previous Congress, Musk reduced NED financing, which led to the closure of many organizations that supported them.

One of those organizations is the International Institute of Republic (IRI), which was established in 1983 with the support of then President Ronald Reagan. IRI conducts voting around the world and operates in more than 100 countries, which strengthens free and fair elections. Marco Rubio was on his board of directors before he became the Minister of Foreign Affairs, and many Republican Senate members are still on his board of directors, including Tom Cotton, Johnny Ernest, Lindsay Graham, Mitt Romney and Dan Sullivan. None of them had much to say about the IRI financing loss.

Each of these organizations has faced criticism, some of which are legitimate. For example, IRI was accused by many publications, including New York TimesFrom inciting a coup in Haiti. Ned, intended to be a non -partisan, has extracted criticism from the left and right. Some of our aid efforts were undoubtedly a farce and ineffective, although Dog Ilon Musk has not yet proven a significant fraud or waste.

But the correct response is to fix problems. Instead, the Trump administration destroyed these efforts, freezing external assistance, closing financing, and forcing them to close them. China, Russia, Iran and other dictatorships cannot be happier. Along with discounts to support Ukraine, the Trump administration makes the world a more dangerous place.

The world has changed clearly since Los wrote the “American Century”. We will have to share power with other countries, especially China, India and their Asian neighbors. Our actions will determine whether the American century gives way to a century of the Pacific Ocean that includes the United States or the Asian century, the more possible, leaves us on the margin. While a lot of the world may hate the authoritarian government in China, it is increasingly trusting us. The Trump administration’s efforts to start customs tariff wars, while cutting the efforts of the US government to help developing developing countries tragically aggravated this lack of confidence.

I never met Henry Los. The “American Century” was written in the year that has already been born, and died in 1967, the year that has already become a working journalist. But within 15 years in Time Inc. , Including eleven major editors, she sat on the executive floor of the distinguished life building that he built in the center of Manhattan. While he is there, you own Time Inc. More than 150 magazines. time and luckNow, unilaterally by different owners, the influential global brands remain. Perhaps we have not avoided many issues if we were contemporary, but I came to appreciate many of its values. I admired his willingness to speak against Autocrats and Washington’s politicians, including Franklin Roosevelt, and through pages timeJoe McCarthy.

I regret that many media properties are now controlled by the billionaires or billionaires that are frequent in the face of Trump. The public benefits from the press that aims to hold governments accountable. However, Trump’s joy in revenge made owners and executives shy, especially if their other actions depend on government contracts or are subject to the regulation of the government.

I have no doubt that Henry Los was afraid of Donald Trump, in which the narrow president has retracted the global obligations, with disgust from his embrace of authoritarian dictators, and shocked him from his attacks on allies who are still dedicated to democratic values. Instead of making America great again, Trump’s policies are more likely to “make America small again”, as it rushes to dismantle the foundations in the American century Los.

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