The incompetence in the executive branch of the US federal government.

One of the most significant books I have read in the last ten years is The Fifth Risk by Michael Lewis. His thesis in this book is that of all the things that could be very disruptive to our society like atomic war, economic collapse, collapse of the electrical grid, climate change, the biggest is governmental incompetence at the federal level. 

This collapse of competence in our Federal government is occurring right now. The services that people have depended on are being significantly disrupted by bad decision making and executive practices. These disruptions due to federal incompetence are occurring in every sector. 

Michael Lewis was very prescient.

One of the things I have observed over the last few months in global trade is that former trading partners with the US are dealing the US bullying and lack of dependability by bypassing the US and forming trading relationships with non US partners.

One way to deal with unreasonable partners is rather than engage - bypass. The US is being left behind as the world moves on not wanting to deal with a country that is unstable, unreliable, and lacks credibility which is the death knell for business planning and other reliable, cooperative, collaborative partnerships.

The lack of integrity, credibility, dependability will have very negative consequences for American society in coming months and years.