April 23: Trump as fantasist; American simulations; and the logic of decoupling
You have to admire Trump’s peculiar genius. Like the hedgehog he knows only one thing but he never forgets it. He knows how to run away from reality and thus how to avoid the dangers of clashing with reality. There he goes again: Trump built an improbable fantasy - bringing the whole world to heel with his tariff plan - but rather than taking the plan t…