Here’s why ‘America first’ hurts America most

Why MAGA isolationism undermines the very foundations of US power

Briefly, the MAGA doctrine and Trumpism can be summed up as follows: The US steps back from its role as a global leader, dropping the associated burdens and focusing on domestic development.

This shift assumes that America is a self-sufficient nation. But that’s misleading; modern America is better described as the world’s metropolis. The US relies on the rest of the...