A little over a week ago, our own trend investigator, Ryan McKee, theorized that China's dwarf amusement park may be yet another sign of that country's growing strength. India is another rising Asian power, as evidenced by its trillion-dollar-plus economy and "The Wall of Death" at the Diamond Maruti Car Circus in Delhi. Honestly, with China's use of dwarfs and India's brazen disregard for public safety, America has a lot of catching up to do.