Hello and welcome to the Intelligence on Economist Radio.

I'm your host, Jason Palmer.

Every weekday we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world.

This week the jury in the trial of Joaquin Guzman,

that are known as El Chapo, begins deliberating.

He's widely accused of being the head of the world's largest drug cartel,

but others see him as a maligned hero.

We ask what his month-long trial has revealed.

And, Japan's schools and businesses have some pretty onerous grooming and wardrobe rules.

In some cases, even stock color is mandated.

But things seem to be changing, slowly.

First up, though.

Tonight, President Trump will speak to Congress in his annual State of the Union address.

According to the White House, Mr. Trump will make a call for unification and bipartisanship

to heal wounds and bridge divides in government.

Elsewhere, he's still seeking division, namely with his wall on the border with Mexico.

So we're building the wall. It's getting built one way or the other.

There's intense speculation about whether he will try to fund the wall by declaring a state of emergency.

I don't want to say, but you'll hear the State of the Union and then you'll see what happens right after the State of the Union.

State the Union's important set piece in American politics, guaranteed large TV audience for the President

and an opportunity for the President to again get people talking about what his agenda is.

John Prado is our United States editor.

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