Hot dog eating contests, star-spangled block parties and pyrotechnic spectacles will certainly capture the world’s attention as America celebrates its 250th anniversary this weekend.But beneath the summer revelry, milestones like these should prompt deeper self-examination. The 250-year-old nation is still, in the grand arc of history, young in its existence. Jennifer Nason, one of Australia’s most renowned women on Wall Street, told the AFR Weekend that the United States is akin to a “toddler”, whose behaviuor the entire world watches as it grows, evolves and takes shape in plain view.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles
America at 250: love it or loath it, the world still needs it
The country’s extraordinary history suggests it still holds the unique capacity to anchor the democratic world and recommit itself to responsible global leadership.
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