What is the function of the State of the Union Address? What answer do you give? If you say that it’s a constitutional duty, you are missing the point. If you think it’s to assess the state of the union, you are missing the point. If you think it’s an opportunity for the president to move his legislative agenda, you are missing the point. If you think it’s a chance for the president to lead, you are off the mark too. What then? The function of it is to hold the State together by holding together the masses of Americans … Continue reading The Function of the State of the Union Address