No, I still do not think you should short the US, but the harm it has inflicted on itself is perhaps unprecedented. Unless its self-correcting mechanism kicks in soon enough, a decline is possible. Even after the 2008 global financial crisis, I never thought I’d write this sentence. https://www.livemint.com/opinion/online-views/america-is-not-yet-declining-but-appears-willing-to-let-itself-down-11714892823009.html