https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/08/will-us-pass-point-no-return/621432/
There is, it turns out, an easy answer at hand. While there is no precise end date to the Republic, there was a bright-line occurrence generally recognized as the irreversible beginning of the end

https://theweek.com/articles/958509/are-witnessing-fall-united-states
To begin with the obvious: The president of the United States lost a free and fair election two months ago. The votes were counted and certified by the states.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/30/opinion/american-democracy-2024.html
How democracy could collapse in 2024. In Hasen's view, there are three mechanisms by which the 2024 election could be overturned: State legislatures, purporting to exercise the authority of

https://www.economist.com/by-invitation/2021/08/20/niall-ferguson-on-why-the-end-of-americas-empire-wont-be-peaceful
That is why the projected decline of American defence spending as a share of GDP, from 3.4% in 2020 to 2.5% in 2031, will cause consternation only to Churchillian types. And they can expect the

https://theconversation.com/united-states-the-end-of-an-illusion-of-omnipotence-186421
This paradox is only apparent: while the GDP of the United States in 1960 was almost half (46.7%) of the GDP of the rest of the world, by 2020 it had become less than a third (30.8%). Kennedy's

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/07/american-democracy-breakdown-authoritarianism-rise/670580/
Stephen Voss / Redux. July 21, 2022. In 2009, a violent mob stormed the presidential palace in Madagascar, a deeply impoverished red-earthed island off the coast of East Africa. They had been

https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/24/us/rapidan-dam-collapse-risk-minnesota/index.html
A person cools off in a water fountain by the Hudson River as a heat wave hits the northeast US on June 20, 2024 in New York. Most of the United States will experience hotter than normal weather

https://www.economist.com/the-world-ahead/2021/11/08/francis-fukuyama-on-the-end-of-american-hegemony
This article appeared in the United States section of the print edition of The World Ahead 2022 under the headline "The end of American hegemony" Share Reuse this content

https://www.economist.com/by-invitation/2021/08/18/francis-fukuyama-on-the-end-of-american-hegemony
Aug 18th 2021. By Francis Fukuyama. THE HORRIFYING images of desperate Afghans trying to get out of Kabul this week after the United States-backed government collapsed have evoked a major juncture

https://www.belfercenter.org/publication/unipolar-illusion-revisited-coming-end-united-states-unipolar-moment
The United States is the sole superpower in a unipolar world. How long this situation will last, however, is unclear. Although no new great military powers have emerged to balance against the United States, second-tier states are engaging in subtle, nontraditional forms of balancing that could lead to the end of unipolarity. Analysts who focus exclusively on traditional forms of balancing

https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/04/politics/american-political-divisions-july-fourth/index.html
The US flag flies on top of Mar-a-Lago, home of former President Donald Trump, in Palm Beach, Florida, on April 1, 2023.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_decline
American decline is the idea that the United States of America is diminishing in power on a relative basis geopolitically, militarily, financially, economically, and technologically. It can also refer to absolute declines demographically, socially, morally, spiritually, culturally, in matters of healthcare, and/or on environmental issues.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/09/opinions/canadians-fear-us-democracy-collapse-obeidallah/index.html
Just days before Marche's book released, political scientist Thomas Homer-Dixon - the executive director of the Cascade Institute, which focuses on ways to address threats to society

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/06/us-societal-trends-institutional-trust-economy/674260/
From 1830 to the end of the century, the average height of Americans fell by nearly two inches, and average life expectancy at age 10 decreased by eight years during approximately the same period.

https://time.com/6286476/juneteenth-when-did-slavery-end/
And Berry argues that the most important date to highlight would be Dec. 6, 1865, when the 13th Amendment, abolishing slavery, was ratified by the States, just about a year after it was passed by

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/09/us/politics/biden-foreign-policy.html
But mostly, Mr. Biden said in a statement to The New York Times, he wants to bring an end to a slogan that came to define a United States that built walls and made working with allies an

https://www.npr.org/2021/06/17/1007315228/juneteenth-what-is-origin-observation
June 19, 1865, marked a huge turning point for Black people in America. But many slave owners refused to comply. And even celebrating the date was discouraged in the years to come.

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-reviews-plan-halt-us-military-aid-ukraine-unless-it-negotiates-peace-with-2024-06-25/
Two key advisers to Donald Trump have presented him with a plan to end Russia's war in Ukraine - if he wins the presidential election - that involves telling Ukraine it will only get more U.S

https://www.news.com.au/finance/economy/world-economy/four-signs-america-is-a-failing-state-warning-about-the-future-of-the-us/news-story/5474ea6eba60bd42b97704b3efb79d69
For generations, the United States has been viewed by much of the world as an infallible beacon of strength and power, thanks to its economic, military and social prowess. ... At the end of the

https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2024/06/21/when-will-heat-wave-end-forecast/
The heat will persist at peak intensity in the Ohio Valley and Midwest on Saturday before starting to wane on Sunday. Intense heat will also scorch the Mid-Atlantic and the Interstate 95 corridor

https://www.salon.com/2010/12/06/america_collapse_2025/
It's 11:59 p.m. on Thanksgiving Thursday in 2025. While cyber-shoppers pound the portals of Best Buy for deep discounts on the latest home electronics from China, U.S. Air Force technicians at the

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/18/us/politics/virginia-house-primary.html
The Democratic contest in Virginia's 10th House district will end what may be the ugliest fight of the 2024 primary season — and start an unexpected general election battle. By Jonathan

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-06-21/cdk-hackers-want-millions-in-ransom-to-end-car-dealership-outage
A group that claims to have hacked CDK Global, the software provider to thousands of car dealerships in North America, has demanded tens of millions of dollars in ransom, according to a person

https://www.history.com/news/why-the-civil-war-actually-ended-16-months-after-lee-surrendered
Near Brownsville, Texas on May 12, a force of 350 Confederates under Col. John "Rip" Ford defeated 800 Union troops led by Col. Theodore H. Barrett in the Battle of Palmito Ranch, the last

https://www.npr.org/2023/04/11/1169191865/biden-ends-covid-national-emergency
The U.S. national emergency to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic ended Monday as President Joe Biden signed a bipartisan congressional resolution to bring it to a close after three years.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/israel-hamas/2024/06/24/israeli-war-gaza-hamas-lebanon-hezbollah/74190295007/
Israel will not end the war in Gaza until all hostages held by Hamas-led militants are returned, Hamas is eliminated and "Iran's intentions to destroy us" have been thwarted, Prime Minister

https://deathwithdignity.org/states/
Explore our state-by-state guide on end-of-life options. Understand the legal landscape and procedures surrounding Death with Dignity laws in various states.

https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2024/06/un-expert-calls-end-war-drugs
GENEVA (24 June 2024) - A UN independent expert today called for an end to the 'war on drugs', asking States to move towards harm reduction in drug policies. In her fourth report to the Human Rights Council, Tlaleng Mofokeng, UN Special Rapporteur on the right to health, focused on drug use, harm reduction and the right to health. The

https://www.history.com/news/the-night-prohibition-ended
Jubilant crowds clamour for newly-legalized 3.2 percent beer as the first cases arrive in Washington D.C. shortly after midnight on April 7, 1933. Driver Tony Pasquale takes a drink of Kentucky

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/End_of_slavery_in_the_United_States
End of slavery in the United States. From the late-18th to the mid-19th century, various states of the United States allowed the enslavement of human beings, most of whom had been transported from Africa during the Atlantic slave trade or were their descendants. The institution of chattel slavery was established in North America in the 16th