A Malaysian take. A most ‘fringe-like’ aspect of the TPP in a major MSM newspaper. Very critical and very refreshing. American ‘exceptionalism’ growing stronger. But maybe the country’s not quite so exceptional in certain areas… The stupid debt ceiling games. Severely reduced net worth in the U.S. Millennials are finding it harder than ever to get work. 14th anniversary of the Patriot Act. It has spawned a police state in the ‘Land of the Free’. General complacency exists about everything. People who renounce U.S. citizenship: their numbers are growing. More grim economic statistics.