Chris Curl,
Editor
Jan. 30, 2025
I am somewhat taken aback by the flurry of executive orders we’ve seen since Trump took office. While Trump 1.0 was a shoestring operation, Trump 2.0 feels very different.
The President has had time to reflect, recalibrate, and—most importantly—assemble a devoted team of operatives. I don’t think Trump expected to win the election in 2016 and came into office with little framework or plan. He’s now had four years to prepare for this time.
What’s striking to me is how the Democrat’s anti-tech crusade has inadvertently driven Silicon Valley’s best and brightest into Trump’s orbit. Elon’s lieutenants, known for their impeccable execution and strategic thinking, are now among the most capable allies for advancing this agenda.
And this agenda is as follows:
Anti-left: These measures aim to dismantle the left’s ideological bulwarks, targeting initiatives like DEI programs, the acknowledgment of ever-increasing gender identities along with open-border policies that allowed millions to enter the United States illegally. Over the past few decades, the blue camp has introduced and enshrined some of the most audacious cultural policies and Trump is systematically rolling them back.
In short: the Democrats ‘jumped the shark,’ and the American people have given Trump a clear mandate to clean up their mess.
Pro-tech: Unleashing the potential of AI, crypto, and other cutting-edge sectors is central to this administration’s strategy. It seeks to unshackle these industries from the grip of a once-stifling regulatory state, enabling innovation to flourish in ways that seemed all but impossible only a few years ago.
While I have my reservations about Stargate and its implications, the fact that the new administration is fostering growth and innovation is a big step in the right direction.
Pro-right: These moves reflect a resurgence of nationalist priorities, touching upon trade and territory. Negotiations with Canada, Greenland, Panama, and parts of Europe signal a push toward consolidating American sovereignty and power closer to home. At the same time, withdrawal from global organizations like the WHO indicates a rejection of institutions perceived as compromised.
The Trump administration’s new playbook is multifaceted, deploying executive orders, personnel changes, and policy announcements—sometimes even in the form of a tweet. Taken together, this sheer volume of initiatives overwhelms legal challenges and opposition. And most surprising of all, this momentum has been achieved in the administration’s first two days. The forthcoming battle against entrenched academia and the universities has barely begun.
So what does all this point to? For many, this presidency conjures visions of a utopian return to 1950s America, a time of perceived cultural and economic solidity. Yet, if history is any indicator, the outcome is likely to bear greater resemblance to the pre-WWII era than the 1950s. This means a conscious retreat from the massive, ideologically-driven global empire America has sustained for decades.
This empire is something America can increasingly ill afford as it is.
The United States is poised to resign its role as the world’s ideological leader, the enforcer of a rules-based order, and the linchpin of globalization. We’re likely to see an end to its recruitment of global talent, its dominance of reserve currency issuance, and its position as the training ground for foreign elites. Instead, Trump’s America appears focused on redistributing its resources domestically, prioritizing internal strength over global reach.
Like the Soviet Union before them, a significant portion of Americans no longer sees value in maintaining a worldwide empire. This is the unraveling of FDR’s vision—an undoing of the leviathan state he engineered. Trump’s second administration signals a deliberate course correction, reversing the 20th-century trajectory in favor of a nation that once again acts within the confines of its borders, drawing inspiration from a time when the United States was content being a singular, sovereign power.
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Chris Curl
Editor, Daily Profit Cycle