> empires that span the globe are much more feasible today A lot of people would argue that ~half the world is part of the US empire today... In that the US h

> empires that span the globe are much more feasible today A lot of people would argue that ~half the world is part of the US empire today... In that the US has power to strongly influence/make decisions in about half the world, extradite people from about half the world, and enforce IP/anti drug/monetary controls in about half the world. And by some definitions, it might be 80% of the world.