The US isn't really an empire. Much more of a hegemony. This article from "A Collection Of Unmitigated Pedantry" goes in depth about how historians would class

The US isn't really an empire. Much more of a hegemony. This article from "A Collection Of Unmitigated Pedantry" goes in depth about how historians would classify the US as a state: https://acoup.blog/2021/07/02/collections-my-country-isnt-a-nation/ https://acoup.blog/2021/07/02/collections-my-country-isnt-a-...