Kerby Anderson
Gerard Butler wrote in the Wall Street Journal that he hopes that “Four More Years of Trump May Make America Normal Again.” He begins with the Hans Christian Andersen story of the “Emperor’s New Clothes.” A small boy calls out the truth in the charade. Gerard Butler points to five items of invisible attire we have had to wear for too long.
First is “the idea that people who have stolen into this country illegally should be showered with all the rights and benefits of citizens.” We have been told we cannot deny them those rights and must give them sanctuary in our already strained cities.
Second is the idea that we cannot take advantage of our vast reservoirs of natural energy resources. Instead, we must restrain ourselves from using the energy reserves beneath our feet
Third is “the idea that after a century and a half of [racial] progress, we are suddenly obliged to believe that America is as oppressive as it was in 1619.” And we must believe that the “best way to right the past wrong of treating people based on the color of their skin is to treat people based on the color of their skin.”
Fourth is the idea “that children should, without parental consultation or consent, be free to choose their gender.” And they should “be assisted by the state in committing acts of self-mutilation.”
Fifth, is “the idea that democracy and freedom are best protected by denying people the right to express certain views that the authorities deem misinformation and by weaponizing the law against political opponents.”
If we can reverse some of these harmful and erroneous ideas, it is indeed possible that American might become normal again.

Kerby Anderson
As we all know, this country is carrying a national debt of $36 trillion. The Bible warns us about debt. Proverbs 22:7 says, “The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is a servant to the lender.” We need to do something rather than ignoring our debt problem.
Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) has proposed that the US put together a bitcoin strategic reserve. She has introduced the BITCOIN Act in the last session of Congress and will reintroduce it again in January. This next time, it may get a hearing because of the change in the US Senate and the interest from a new Trump administration.
She proposes that the US keep the bitcoin they have recovered and purchase approximately 200,000 bitcoin a year. She predicts, “…just by converting money we already have into bitcoin and holding them for 20 years. If we did that with 5 percent of all the bitcoin that will ever exist (which is roughly a million bitcoin), we could cut our debt in half in 20 years.”
The other benefit, she explains, “We would have an asset that’s growing in value while our own dollar is decreasing in value. We could shore up the US dollar as the world’s reserve currency.” This, she believes, would help protect the country against inflation and protect the US dollar worldwide.
Her proposal will have its critics, as illustrated by one article with the title, “The delusions behind a bitcoin strategic reserve.” But the idea deserves an honest discussion and evaluation in Congress.
Perhaps you have seen the graph that illustrates that it took 221 years to reach a national debt of $12 trillion and then shows we have added $12 trillion since 2020. We have a debt problem, and this is one way to address it.