God fucking dammit. This article is pure rage bait from start to finish.

Indeed, domestic issues matter less and less the more interconnected the world gets — and it’s getting exponentially more interconnected as time marches on. This, in turn, decreases the relevance of a president’s political party and increases the importance of a president’s competence. Far better to get the culture wars wrong but get China right than vice versa. Same with taxation: Better to tilt the code a little more toward the rich if it means we also get smarter regulations protecting humanity from the downside of artificial intelligence. Appoint conservative judges all day long if it means America’s international effectiveness and leadership improves.

You (the article author, Politics Understander William Cooper) can only hold these opinions if "domestic issues" don't affect your life because you're a privileged douchebag. "Culture wars" are not abstract ideological battles, they actually affect real people in real ways, doofus.