“The U.S. is losing its hegemonic power and Trump 2.0 could be the end of it,” Dr. Knight says. Dr. Knight predicts the U.S. will fall, just like Rome and Britain fell as hegemonies. Dr. Black and Dr. Knight’s long-time friend, former prime minister and Dal notable alum Joe Clark, both serve on the Friends of the Stanfield Conversations advisory board. When they asked Dr. Knight to join so he could bring a diverse perspective on speaker selection, he seized the opportunity. No choice but to perseverePerseverance is a word Dr. Knight uses often.