https://pjmedia.com/eddriscoll/2009/04/25/welcome-to-the-post-american-era/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 03:23:37 -0400<![CDATA[As a recent Politico headline quipped, &#8220;For Obama, Hipness Is What It Is&#8221;, which is a polite way of describing the man as an aloof, self-obsessed narcissistic nihilist. (See also: Maher, Bill for this phenomenon writ small.) And with its president asleep at the wheel, in his latest column, Mark Steyn sums up the state of the world with a suddenly rudderless America:]]>Sat, 25 Apr 2009 10:56:02 -0400<![CDATA[Ed Driscoll]]>https://pjmedia.com/ed-driscoll/2009/04/25/welcome-to-the-post-american-era-n240641