2026 Is the Breaking Point — Faith, Family, and the End of the Old World
As this talk begins, I’m sitting alone on a cruise ship crossing the South China Sea.
My wife and three young children are asleep. The world is quiet. And it feels like the last calm before a storm.
This is not a standard geopolitical lecture.
It is a personal reckoning, a civilizational warning, and an explanation of why 2026 will be a turning point—politically, economically, and spiritually.
I speak openly about:
Failure, depression, and walking away from prestige and money
How my wife’s faith and my children gave me purpose when talent alone failed
Why truth-telling is dangerous—but necessary
Why family, not fame, is the real foundation of courage
From there, we look outward.
What’s coming in 2026:
Escalation toward full-scale war involving NATO and Russia in Ukraine
Intensifying confrontation between Israel and Iran
U.S. pressure and regime-change dynamics in Venezuela
Rising political violence across the Western world
A deepening economic breakdown that will not “return to normal”
This is not alarmism. It is structural analysis.
Why Game Theory matters:
To prepare for this period, I outline a forthcoming course on Game Theory & Geopolitics, designed to:
Explain why states act the way they do
Identify strategic constraints and incentives
Anticipate likely trajectories and flashpoints
Understand how crises are interconnected, not isolated
Understanding is not endorsement.
But understanding is the prerequisite for survival.
Why the Great Books matter:
Physical preparation matters—but it’s not enough.
I argue that the most important preparation for the years ahead is spiritual and intellectual, through sustained engagement with the Great Books:
The Odyssey — endurance, purpose, the long road home
The Divine Comedy — confronting hell to reach clarity
These works connect us to something deeper than any political order:
human resilience, creativity, and continuity across collapse.
They teach you how to move through chaos without being destroyed by it.
Core message:
Talent without purpose is wasted
Knowledge without grounding becomes despair
Faith and responsibility make truth-telling possible
Families are the last real institution that still works
This video is about preparing the mind and soul for a world where old certainties are gone.
Not to panic.
Not to hide.
But to think clearly, act deliberately, and endure.