Weak Men And Hard Times: The SAVE Act As A Tipping Point
Unless the President and Republican leaders become strong men on immigration and the SAVE Act, we are in for some very bad times.
Vince Coyner | March 5, 2026
“Hard times create strong men. Strong men create good times. Good times create weak men. And, weak men create hard times.” G. Michael Hopf, Those Who Remain
Like most red-blooded American men, I think about sex and the Roman Empire numerous times every day. In recent years, I’ve added the above quote to that set.
As I think back, the different elements of it were probably floating around in some amorphous, uncoordinated morass in the back of my mind for years, never bothering to coalesce. No doubt the reason they didn’t is that for most of my life, America was enjoying the “Good times.”
Good doesn’t mean perfect, of course. For the first three quarters of my life, times were far from it. From Vietnam to issues of race to the rusting of the manufacturing belt to economic tumult to the crime wave of the 80s and 90s, much of that period felt like Americans were living on a roller coaster. But overall, life was forward-looking and optimistic.
Slowly but surely, things usually seemed to be moving in the right direction in the long run. Japanese imports may have turned the Big Four into the Big Three, but they helped improve quality and innovation in the industry. Computers came along and started making everything from writing term papers to shipping logistics easier and more efficient. Among other things, transportation deregulation, the collapse of Ma Bell, and the growth of franchising brought about an increase in economic standards and a spectrum of lifestyle offerings that no humans had ever imagined, never mind enjoyed.
But then we got Barack Obama. He had a goal of transforming America...and he succeeded.
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