“This isn’t a speech,” tweeted Tom Nichols, a staff writer at The Atlantic. “This is a primal scream of panic.” It did seem a lot like that.  Before President Trump’s unusually timed year-end address began on Wednesday night – upon learning of its scheduling, pundits squabbled over some hidden meaning or “big reveal” perhaps to do with war – the PBS website piped out pacy newscast music. The preview copy beneath the viewing pane, from the Associated Press, gave it to viewers straight: “President Donald Trump intends to preview his agenda for next year and beyond in a live speech…

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