Adam J. West

On Monday, January 20, 2025, President Donald J. Trump, the 45^th and now 47^th President of the United States, began his second term after a four-year hiatus. President Trump has promised, from campaign trail to inauguration, to help lead the United States of America into a “Golden Age”—a time of greatness and prosperity unlike any other. But, can any government overseen by fallible human beings, with limited time, capacities, and vision, ever bring about such an age?

The field of neuroscience is a fascinating exploration of the human brain and nervous system. It examines how the brain is involved in everything we do—thinking, feeling, moving, learning, and remembering—as well as how it communicates with the body. Neuroscientists study brain development, adaptability, and what happens when things “go wrong,” such as through injury or disease. The brain, the human body’s “control center,” shapes our experiences and actions in physical terms. But is there more to existence than electric and chemical stimuli?

At a “Pride Event” hosted by and held at the White House on June 10, 2023, an appalling and shocking scene unfolded. A biological male with hormonally augmented breasts, believing himself to be a “transgender woman,” went topless, revealing his artificial chest while jumping up and down. He was joined by biological females who called themselves “transgender men,” who had undergone surgery wherein their natural breasts had been removed. This sad display was immortalized on video, to the great shame of those who organized the event.