Insider: Obvious Signs

What good is NATO expansion when your hometown’s infrastructure is crumbling?

It’s a fact: America’s path is unsustainable. Rather than despair, confront hard truths and chart a new course. The following lessons offer clarity in this season of confusion, i competence, and false promises.

1. False Stability is Death

Fake peace, built on lies and half-measures, will crumble. America’s so-called stability—whether in politics, culture, or foreign policy—is nothing more than a ticking time bomb. Polarization, runaway debt, and diplomatic blunders have created a fragile illusion of calm. But make no mistake: unresolved tensions don’t disappear—they explode.

Think of the culture wars: appeasing radicals while ignoring core values has only delayed the reckoning. Or our endless wars abroad: ceasefires without victory only set the stage for bigger disasters. True stability comes from courage—tearing down rotten foundations and rebuilding on solid ground. No more duct tape. It’s time to fix the cracks before they destroy us.

Of course, I’m talking about classic American culture and values. But for Christian congregations, this warning is double sided

2. Collapse is Always Sudden

Empires and institutions like church bodies don’t slowly fade—they shatter overnight. The signs are always there: reckless spending, cultural decay, moral weakness. But the final blow always comes like a thief in the night. One moment, the United States seems eternal. The next, the house of cards collapses.