Finding a new story to tell, and way to tell it. The trick now is going to be finding the right voice and a compelling narrative short and sweet enough for the average American to understand. For the most part the John and Jane Q. Public's prefer to wallow in the myths of the past, cruising along unaware how long those myths have been dead. The times have changed:

Ordinary people still think of America in far more domestic terms, as the USA of Bruce Springsteen's "Born in the USA." Current events and history show that that USA is increasingly a memory as the Republic transforms itself into an Empire.

Or is it necessary to convince everyone of the truth, when a handful of strongly motivated people will do?