> The strongest advantage of the US has always been the ability to absorb global talent. Among the many inexplicable things the current US administration is do

> The strongest advantage of the US has always been the ability to absorb global talent. Among the many inexplicable things the current US administration is doing, abandoning soft power in favor of returning to militaristic brute force makes the least sense to me. Soft power costs less, is easier to maintain, and creates a vast moat. Giving that up is nuts.