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A Beautiful and Horrifying State of the Union Address

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A Beautiful and Horrifying State of the Union Address
President Donald Trump delivers the State of the Union address in the chamber of the House of Representatives in Washington, on Feb. 4, 2020. Mark Wilson/Getty Images
Mark Hendrickson
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Last night, President Donald J. Trump delivered a poignant, masterful State of the Union address. In eloquently framed sentences, he touted many past accomplishments, reminded us of how much we have to be grateful for today, and stirred us by articulating uplifting aspirations for our future.

Mark Hendrickson
Mark Hendrickson
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Mark Hendrickson is an economist who retired from the faculty of Grove City College in Pennsylvania, where he remains fellow for economic and social policy at the Institute for Faith and Freedom. He is the author of several books on topics as varied as American economic history, anonymous characters in the Bible, the wealth inequality issue, and climate change, among others.
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