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In his first month in office, Donald Trump has broken international agreements with allies, ended all foreign aid, voted with America's enemies in the UN, posted a plan to turn Gaza into a Trump casino and resort, purged the Pentagon of military commanders, appointed podcasters and conspiracy theorists to his cabinet, and threatened to invade or annex Canada, Greenland, and Panama. David French and Skye Jethani discuss various theories to explain Trump's approach to governing, and find one model that makes a lot of sense in an article by Jonathan Rouch. Then they contrast it with what the Founders said was necessary for the republic to survive—virtue. Finally, they discuss how the decline of virtue in American leadership may be the fruit of the church's failure to make disciples.

One Word Describes Trump (Article by Jonathan Rauch): https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/02/corruption-trump-administration/681794/ 

Cross Purposes: Christianity’s Broken Bargain with Democracy by Jonathan Rauch: https://a.co/d/26wdqNC 

Pursuit of Happiness: How Classical Writers on Virtue Inspired the Lives of the Founders and Defined America by Jeffrey Rosen: https://a.co/d/6Crl6Hk

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Beth Prather

This also explains why in elections , even in my red state, the larger cities, university & college towns, always vote blue in a higher %. There are more educated people and especially college educations or they know Democratic support is for Education. They know Trump is dangerous and see how bad it really can be in the world. How dangerous Jan 6,2021 was for the world to see. They want to protect their own little bunch and get on important issues and younger kids don't get the danger if Russia either. Russia is not our friend. They will blow us up if they have nukes in one min. They don't know that. They already broke into our internet to spread false crap and China has done it over and over too. It's huge.

Beth Prather

I'm concerned our younger adults, millennials & gen z don't get , even if taught the Russia threat. They grew up after Reagan. They didn't get or were told WW2 and the atomic bomb and nuclear bombs and who has them. My son is 32 and has a MA but told me he didn't think Trump was a good president but didn't care that he went to be friends with the N Korean crazy leader. The one that kills his own and has some nukes to play with and knock out Hawaii. We can't go there to visit and if you kook it up, it flat out tells you if you chose to go to N Korea, The US will not promise that they can get you out. We don't have an embassy their. It's very important they get truth in history. Plus as a Christian , evangelicals don't get if Russia or China takes over us.. We aren't free and can't worship God unless we are in a basement hide out. Idk