# Is the United States Still The Leader of the Free World?

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Podcast: [The Bridge with Peter Mansbridge](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-bridge-with-peter-mansbridge-1185022)
Published: 2026-04-13T16:00:00+00:00
Episode link: http://www.thepetermansbridge.ca
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## Resource

It's a great question and it comes from one of our listeners for our regular Monday conversation with Dr. Janice Stein from the Munk School at the University of Toronto. Donald Trump has ruined his country's reputation in much of the world but does it change the facts about the U.S. position in the world? That and a lot more, including how the Pope has entered the discussion about Trump.

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