Decent-chappery? There's no reason to forbid a President doing that sort of thing. After all, nobody who could rise to the office of President of the United States could possibly be such a cockw… (View Post)

We're going to be asking ourselves that a lot in the years to come, I suspect. And often, the answer will be that nobody, not even the President, knows. (View Post)

Even if it wasn't an intentional Adolf, even if it was just a bit of banter... That doesn't solve very much of the problem. If you know enough about Nazis to get where the thrill comes from… (View Post)

You can trace the logic. 1. Tariffs are a lovely alternative to Americans paying taxes. 2. But if American consumers have to pay them, then prices will go up bigly. 3. And if firms exporting into Ame… (View Post)

The most likely answer is that he'd have said "ok, if any of you are perfect, you throw the first stone", and left it at that. A principle that would save us all a lot of trouble. (View Post)