{"id":87885,"date":"2026-07-15T01:06:42","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T07:06:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thetacticalhermit.com\/?p=87885"},"modified":"2026-07-15T01:06:42","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T07:06:42","slug":"the-american-experiment-has-failed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thetacticalhermit.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/15\/the-american-experiment-has-failed\/","title":{"rendered":"The American Experiment Has Failed"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"captioned-image-container\">\n<figure>\n<div class=\"image2-inset\"><picture><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"sizing-normal\" src=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/$s_!W2IN!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F41da6b6b-e70e-42de-9ba0-6881b603bd94_955x1024.png\" sizes=\"100vw\" 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