I don’t have much—just Copilot, my readings, and the viewings of The History of the World: The Great Courses Lecture Series, which now costs nearly a hundred bucks on Prime. Like many seemingly smart people, I absorb facts and archive them—not just by discipline, but in the Cross-Disciplinary Annex of my mind, connecting all those intellectual and seemingly unimportant fragments from school that now form the Intellectual Wing of my Memory Palace.

I can’t afford to be the scholar I was born to be—but here are two tables Copilot made. Is this how one should frame current policy as a panic response to the fall of the Great AMERICAN experiment as it was envisioned by the founders:

As of 2025, the nine largest economies in the world by nominal GDP are:

Rank	Country	GDP (USD)	Notable Traits
1️⃣	United States	$30.51 trillion	Innovation, consumer market, tech leadership
2️⃣	China	$19.23 trillion	Manufacturing, exports, rapid urbanization
3️⃣	Germany	$4.74 trillion	Engineering, automotive, precision exports
4️⃣	India	$4.19 trillion	Fastest-growing, services & tech boom
5️⃣	Japan	$4.19 trillion	Advanced tech, aging population
6️⃣	United Kingdom	$3.84 trillion	Finance, services, global trade
7️⃣	France	$3.21 trillion	Luxury goods, aerospace, tourism
8️⃣	Italy	$2.42 trillion	Fashion, manufacturing, cultural exports
9️⃣	Canada	$2.23 trillion	Natural resources, stable banking sector

🚀 The scrappy up-and-comers of 2025 are rewriting the global economic script—not with massive GDPs, but with explosive growth rates and untapped potential. Here’s a look at the fastest-growing economies this year:

🌍 Top Fastest-Growing Economies in 2025 (by Real GDP Growth)

Rank	Country	Growth Rate (%)	Region	Driving Forces
1️⃣	South Sudan	27.2%	Africa	Oil exports, post-conflict recovery
2️⃣	Guyana	14.4%	South America	Offshore oil boom, foreign investment
3️⃣	Libya	13.7%	Africa	Oil sector rebound, trade expansion
4️⃣	Senegal	9.3%	Africa	Infrastructure, energy projects
5️⃣	Palau	8.5%	Oceania	Tourism, climate resilience funding
6️⃣	Sudan	8.3%	Africa	Oil, peace efforts, economic reform
7️⃣	Uganda	7.5%	Africa	Agriculture, tech startups
8️⃣	Macao SAR	7.3%	Asia	Casino tourism rebound
9️⃣	Niger	7.3%	Africa	Mining, infrastructure investment
🔟	Bhutan	7.2%	Asia	Hydropower exports, sustainable tourism

• These economies may not sit at the high-stakes poker table with the U.S. or China, but they’re the wildcards—nimble, resourceful, and often underestimated.
• Stacey, this feels ripe for a metaphor in your money-history narrative: imagine these nations as the underdog players in a global tournament, each with a unique strategy—some bluffing with oil, others betting on green energy or tourism. Want help crafting a scene or stanza around