Dismantling Democracy
Putin wins because the USA has lost its prestige. Putin and Erdogan are replacing the US in the Middle East. The US president is more interesting than a serious liberal yet his refusal to pay for the transition from President Obama's term ensures there is no funding of personnel for the Dept of Commerce; Agriculture and Data. There are no obvious advisers.The current US administration's willful ignorance of short term gain preserves personal immunity to hard problems. The US