Donald Trump returned to the White House this past week and hit the ground sprinting. He unveiled a blistering inventory of Executive Orders that displayed all the showmanship of an Off-Broadway production of “There’s a New Sheriff in Town.” On Tuesday, he even ordered a pause in federal financial assistance.

Donald Trump warned Hamas that unless the hostages were returned by Inauguration Day, “All hell will break loose.”

Welcome to the world of misplaced priorities. Nearly everywhere one looks, people are going about things the wrong way. Usually, it’s faulty thinking. Sometimes intentions are good, but people are conned into marching mindlessly, shouting slogans, and pumping fists. Often, pure hatred is the culprit.

The terrorist attack by an American citizen turned ISIS ambassador in New Orleans on New Year’s Day, which killed 14 and left 35 seriously injured, was about as predictable as an unfulfilled New Year’s resolution.