America's Decline is Over
Every painting in Chronicle of an Unquiet Age documents the defining events, people, and issues that shaped its moment in history. Created in real time as events unfolded, each work serves as both an original oil painting and a historical record, reflecting the belief that the news of today is the history of tomorrow.
TRTA-2025-105 | January 2025 | Oil on Canvas | 34" x 26"
January 2025 marked the beginning of The Great Reset 2025, as political power changed hands and the tone of national leadership shifted sharply. After years defined by inflation anxiety, border conflict, institutional distrust, and relentless partisan warfare, the new administration opened with promises of restoration, strength, and renewed confidence. America’s Decline Is Over captures that opening declaration of a new era.
Trump breaks Reagan's record with over 80.7 million Inauguration viewers. America feels "UnBidened by what has been" and looks forward. Elon Musk and DOGE exposes USAID as a huge money laundering scam and cuts 97% of USAID employees. Dems are melting down over Musk's investigations and the closing of USAID headquarters. USAID look to be a legalized spicot for CIA and Dems to line their pockets.
More investigation is needed. AG Pam Bondi takes a flamethrower to the woke left on day one. Americans ask why are Dems so afraid of exposing waste, fraud and abuse of taxpayer dollars to foreign countries? Trump is the new "Tariff Sheriff" as he initiates tariffs on Canada and Mexico. In the first days of the Trump Administration Trump reopens the Keystone Pipeline, found 80,000 missing children, pardoned 1500 J6 political prisoners, Fired General Milley,Border crossings down 93%, 51 Intelligence agents lose clearance, DOGE is saving taxpayers billions, signs the Laken Riley Act and he is just getting started. In sad news an Army helicopter takes down American Airlines plane over Reagan Airport in DC killing 67 onboard and 3 helicopter pilots. America's Decline is Over functions as proclamation and challenge at once. Whether embraced as renewal or questioned as rhetoric, the painting preserves a moment when many Americans were told the downward slide had ended and a different future was now beginning.
