Superman leads from behind

With the president of the United States doing everything he can to dial back American hegemony, even the superheroes of yesteryear are following suit (or leading from behind, the new White House version of Manifest Destiny). It seems that Superman himself has renounced his American citizenship, the better to be a citizen of Mr. Obama's brave new world. To be sure, there may be a hidden motive: Mr. Man, as is well known, was never a natural born citizen of the United States; indeed, he was an illegal immigrant. And he is, after all, getting on in age, given that he was throwing automobiles around during the Great Depression. Realizing he can never win the presidency, perhaps he has his eye on the chairmanship of the United Nations. Blue skies! -- Dan Ford