You probably already know what President Obama will say during his State of the Union address tonight, but you’ll listen to it anyway and then vociferously take a side in an unproductive argument between two participants with pre-defined and intractable positions. It’s basically like every other relationship that’s lasted more than six years. At its core, this SOTU will be about addressing the wealth gap with new taxes on the rich, and tax breaks for the middle class — a plan that has little chance of passing through Congress. As The New Yorker’s John Cassidy explains, it’s all about a 2016 politcal bidding war.

+ WSJ: “The richest 80 people in the world alone now possess more combined riches than do the poorest half of the world’s population.” From FiveThirtyEight: Meet the 80 people who are as rich as half the world. (I know this isn’t the point, but I sort of feel bad for number 81.)

+ The first State of the Union address was only 1089 words long.

+ This interactive look at the language of the State of the Union address provides insight about what was important at different moments in U.S. history.

+ Vox with the State of the Union as it should be delivered, in 33 maps and charts.