Walter Russell Mead - How America Keeps Winning - [Invest Like the Best, EP.490]

And welcome everyone. I'm Patrick O'Shaughnessy and this is Invest Like the Best. This show is an open ended exploration of markets, ideas, stories, and strategies that will help you better invest both your time and your money. If you enjoy these conversations and want to go deeper. Check out Colossus, our quarterly publication with in-depth profiles of the people shaping business and investing. You can find Colossus along with all of our podcasts at Colossus.com. Patrick O'Shaughnessy is the CEO of Passitive Sum.

All opinions expressed by Patrick and podcast guests are solely their own opinions and do not reflect the opinion of Positive Sum. This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon as a basis for investment decisions. Clients of Positive Sum may maintain positions in the securities discussed in this podcast. To learn more, Visit PSUM dot VC Um Walter, I've been looking forward to this for many, many months. We're introduced through Jeremy Stern, who runs Colossus, who I know credits you with a lot of his skill in writing and thinking about the world. I've been so excited to do this with you. We've got such a wide range of topics that I thought it would be appropriate to begin by having you frame

Your view of America in the world today. In very, very broad strokes. You've written a lot about how and why the UK and then sort of us as the successor in America. have sort of won the last several hundred years of global affairs. I'd love you to talk about the sweep of that winning.

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