The 3 Pillars That Held Up an Empire For decades, the U.S. has enjoyed something rare in civilizational history: a triple advantage that reinforced itself. The U.S. dollar lubricated global trade and debt markets; U.S.-led defense ecosystems set the security architecture (and the standards); and U.S.-centric pharma innovation and IP regimes shaped what the world consumes when it is sick, aging, or afraid. https://www.boloji.com/articles/55243/the-3-pillars-that-held-up-an-empire