David Ignatius: America in decline? Not in energy and manufacturing
In this Tuesday, March 22, 20212 file photo, a pumpjack is silhouetted against the setting sun in Oklahoma City. Oklahoma's production tax on natural gas is expected to result in less money for the upcoming state budget because of plummeting natural gas prices, but finance officials say the lost revenue being more than made up by continued high oil prices and an ongoing boom in the state�s oil patch. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)