The underlying narrative - some call it a "myth" – of American foreign policy is the country’s exceptional position on the world stage. This is the bipartisan consensus. However, the reality is very different. The global pandemic has demonstrated the U.S. should focus on its own exceptional problems at home. CrossTalking with Daniel McAdams and George Szamuely:
from Peace and Prosperity http://www.ronpaulinstitute.org/archives/peace-and-prosperity/2020/may/06/unexceptional-coronavirus-and-the-end-of-american-empire/