There will be no blue wave to speak of. As long as gullible, impressionable, or resentful people believe that; the strong economy has anything to do with the Trump administration; that immigration that made America diverse is now making America worse; or that foreign policy under Trump will have a net positive effect on geo-policy, then there will nothing to be hopeful for.

Regulations actually has the propensity to create new jobs and pressure new ideas that aren’t short term and risky. The market sentiment — which I describe as this unprincipled shady outlook on how debt and deficits no longer matter much is what is driving the mood. If it does become a problem then they will find some social entitlements to cut or burn to compensate for fiscal management.

As for topics on religiosity — good luck with that.