This Tuesday, Jan. 20, President Barack Obama will honor an American tradition as old as George Washington: the State of the Union. The constitutionally ordained address to each new session of Congress has been a presidential ritual since 1790. It’s a chance to check in on the present and make some pledges for our future.
It’s that future bit that got us thinking: If all that talk had come true, even the crazy, far-out pledges—especially the crazy, far-out pledges—what would our world look like today?