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Tomorrow is the President’s State of the Union Address. I have no preview of what he will say. It may be rewritten an hour before presentation because the state of our affairs is changing by the hour.
My question every year at this time: will the speech reflect the same reality that God sees when He considers our state of affairs, the condition of our collective “heart,” and the relative unresponsiveness of our souls?
I have a lot of long-term hope for our nation because I’ve seen the historical evidence of nations rebuilding the ruins of their early foundations, and rediscovering righteousness, peace, and prosperity. I’ve seen the records of their rebuilding Christian civilization on top of ruins.
I’m watching a number of small communities in the US rebuild countercultural families, their churches, their marriages, and their radical independence from the government. These communities are rediscovering the meaning of hope and the favor of God.
But, overall, what is the state of America? Have we descended into the gutters of those previous generations which the Bible described as “a stubborn and rebellious generation, A generation that did not prepare its heart And whose spirit was not faithful to God.”
Would “dull-hearted” be a good adjective for most of the American population? What percentage are dependent on “entitlements” the government cannot afford to give? How bankrupt is the nation, anyway? What percentage of citizens squander their time being entertained by serial fornication, or virtual fornication on Netflix or onlyfans? What percentage live by personal debt, and avoid the responsibilities of stable communities? What percentage wallow deliberately in bankruptcy, rely on the abortion pill for the sake of personal convenience, and scorn the blessing of children?
Will Donald Trump point these things out as a wakeup call? Or will he go straight to the alarming and chaotic realities of the hour…and present these as victories of an Administration which is “on top of this?”
Will an unwinnable war with Iran be started this week? Or can Trump find an offramp and call it off? Will he admit to Russia he had nothing to do with the drone attack deep into Russia a few days ago? Or will an angered Russia join with China and Iran to humble America with the promised retaliation?
Will Trump admit tomorrow that our military resources are in no way ready to confront any military, like Russia’s or China’s, which has hypersonic missiles? We currently have no defense. We also have no immediate way to repair the broken sewage system on The USS Gerald Ford, which is currently flooded with biological contamination on its way to the Persian Gulf. The toilets are broken. How are the weapon systems?
Will the President mention the international results if Iran shuts the strait of Hormuz?
Will the President mention the brewing civil war which is breaking out in Mexico and how it may harm American interests and American industry? Like, for example, the output of the majority of silver mines which are now controlled by the cartels?
What can and will the president say about America’s political class and managerial class and their connections with Epstein? And when we may have true transparency? And when he may fire the failed, dishonest leadership in the maladroit Justice Department?
Will the President explain why he just violated another tariff related law, S. 122, by slapping on more global tariffs? Will there be emergency lawsuits against his administration?
Mark Wauck reports that “Foreign investment is fleeing. Debt is exploding. AI is a bubble. Trump and Bessent are scrambling for a fix, but having made enemies of Mammon, who will be inclined to help America out in its time of need? As if to make matters worse, Rubio was sent to Munich to tell the world that the US plans to re-colonize the world, without compunction. And Trump doubled down on that when he was whining about the SCOTUS, stating that the law allows him to “destroy” nations.”
Few presidents have had so many world-threatening crises all at once. New ones are crashing into Mr. Trump’s administration almost hourly. But if he governed well, responsibly and lawfully, he could get the nation behind him and bring in a chapter of peaceable unity and stability. But what he needs most is the favor of God on his endeavors.
"The erosion of fatherhood and their role as spiritual leaders disrupts the transmission of faith. Western [Christian] civilization is sustained not by markets or constitutions, but by moral and spiritual inheritance handed down within families.
"The path forward is clear: we must stop neutralizing male vocation and once again preach sacrifice, duty, and spiritual headship without embarrassment. That requires rejecting the narrative that fathers are incidental to this journey and that their natural authority is a threat rather than a gift. If we internalize that story, we should not be surprised when faith, family, and inheritance continue to fracture."
-- Daisy Inglese
The Strait of Hormuz is just another example of an old familiar tactic. Familiar, that is, to those who study it. Do not forget the ways the Muslims used the tactic of Anti-Access and Area Denial on March 18, 1915.
"The great Turkish Naval Victory in the Dardanelles 111 years ago is one of the most striking examples of this. During the First World War, the Turks, who collapsed economically, had a weak navy and were militarily backward. They won a great victory against the Royal Navy Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, the most powerful navy in the world at the time, by using the advantage of mines, coastal artillery and geography.
"This fight was not only a military success but also a triumph of strategic thinking. The Dardanelles naval battle is therefore considered one of the most historically powerful examples of the A2/AD doctrine. This event is not merely the result of a war; it is also a major turning point that affects the course of the world war and international political ...
"Trump is demanding that China and America’s allies enter the war and help turn the tide. [H]e is also talking about using military force to open the Strait of Hormuz and conquer Kharg Island. Of course, no country wants to join a losing war, especially on the side of the two most ruthless and heartless states in the international system. As for opening the Strait of Hormuz with US military power, that would be a fool’s errand as would an amphibious assault on Kharg Island."
Professor John Mearsheimer
