PremiumOpinionOpinion byJonathan AylingColumnist·NZ Herald·1 Jul, 2026 05:00 PM5 mins to readJonathan Ayling is a strategy consultant and professional director. The United States celebrates its 250th birthday on Saturday, at a time when many are asking if the demise of the world's largest superpower is inevitable. Photo / Getty ImagesThis Saturday, July 4, marks 250 years since the American Declaration of Independence. This auspicious event falls at a particularly precarious time for “the land of the free”.
It would seem natural to use this anniversary to ask what the next 250 years hold for the United States. But I
