Wings of Empire: How Detroit’s Hockey Team Became the World’s Most Honest Metaphor for Decline
**Wings of Empire: How a Failing Hockey Team Became America’s Most Honest Metaphor** The Detroit Red Wings, that storied franchise of broken dreams and frozen knuckles, has achieved something remarkable in our post-truth era: they’ve become the most accurate barometer of American decline that money can buy. While Washington polishes its exceptionalism narrative and Silicon…