A New President Takes Office
As Donald Trumps begin his second term in office, we naturally wonder what to expect. Certainly, we can be glad that the Marxist Kamala Harris did not succeed brain-dead “President” Joe Biden, but how much of an improvement over that sorry wreck will he be? In this week’s column, I’m going to examine his inaugural address to get some clues.
Trump begins on a very optimistic note: “The golden age of America begins right now. From this day forward, our country will flourish and be respected again all over the world. We will be the envy of every nation, and we will not allow ourselves to be taken advantage of any longer. Our sovereignty will be reclaimed. Our safety will be restored. The scales of justice will be rebalanced. The vicious, violent, and unfair weaponization of the Justice Department and our government will end. And our top priority will be to create a nation that is proud, prosperous, and free. America will soon be greater, stronger, and far more exceptional than ever before. I return to the presidency confident and optimistic that we are at the start of a thrilling new era of national success. A tide of change is sweeping the country, sunlight is pouring over the entire world, and America has the chance to seize this opportunity like never before.”
The dominant theme here is strength. America must be respected and envied by others, and to achieve this goal we must be stronger than we have ever been before. For Rothbardians, this is wrong. We shouldn’t be in a struggle with other countries to see who is stronger. We should instead mind our own business and have peaceful relations with them. On the other hand, there are some good things in this opening, especially about fighting the “vicious, violent, and unfair weaponization of the Justice Department.” Here is where our real struggle should be—with the woke left.
Trump makes another comment that should give us pause. He has unlimited belief in himself, claiming that God has
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