But it fits comfortably within the broader context of fiction about heartbreak, retreat, and solitude among rudderless fortysomethings.

Of course, realpolitik driven by interests is integral to U.S. foreign policy, but a valueless approach of the kind Trump proposes leaves the world rudderless.

No amount of American arrogance, narcissism, patriotism or nationalism can obscure the fact that our democracy is rudderless.