Trumpet Hour: Guttenberg Vs. Trump, Tocqueville on ‘Righteous’ Americans, the Word of the Year, and More

• What is Donald Trump thinking? This is a question on the minds of leaders worldwide, especially Europe—since President Trump seems to want the European Union to fall apart. Germany cannot let that happen. We’ll talk about a politician who may have the answers Germans are seeking right now.

• In his classic book Democracy in America, Alexis de Tocqueville made some fascinating observations about the United States. We’ll use that book to analyze some comments from Donald Trump’s inauguration speech, and discuss some current trends that make Tocqueville’s critique very relevant.

• Want to know how unusual and unpredictable the world is today? Just look at what various dictionaries have chosen as their “Word of the year” for 2016.

• And I’ll conclude the program with some words about why at times it’s important to deprive your children.