As a conservative who would vote for almost literally any other Republican than Trump, (but voted for him all three times), I have arrived at the point where I find him to be a crazy genius, or at least one of those two things at any one time.
Great article Joe, written with a willingness to approach our world with fresh thoughts, far outside the groupthink bubble.
Ps I particularly liked the Cuban angle, as I haven’t seen that discussed anywhere.
Your dreams of Gloria Estefan as our new ambassador to Cuba is wild and a good start.
Niall Ferguson, has a wonderful article in The Free Press, about the Court at Mar-a-largo, it is a lark.
Have tried for almost 65 years, to change the government of Cuba, if it were a person, it would qualify for Medicare. Maybe trade is a better avenue, it is at least worth trying.
Joe, Agree with much of this including the idea that, on the surface, Trump's threats on Greenland reflects a "what is good for the goose (Russia) is good for the gander" approach to foreign policy. But can the US concede that Taiwan Semi is in China's zone of influence given our current inadequate chip-making capacity?
I hope you are right and these are all just ploys for bargaining. However, I detest the bullying attitude, arrogance and the insanity that thought of these things to begin with; either Trump's or that of his staff.
In my own little social media circle I am seeing more use of terms like "unhinged", "insane", and "batshit crazy"...
Those kind of reactions are too easy. We need to watch this guy very carefully. I've always thought he was nuts, but "crazy like a fox" is slipping into my realm of possibility.
As a conservative who would vote for almost literally any other Republican than Trump, (but voted for him all three times), I have arrived at the point where I find him to be a crazy genius, or at least one of those two things at any one time.
Great article Joe, written with a willingness to approach our world with fresh thoughts, far outside the groupthink bubble.
Ps I particularly liked the Cuban angle, as I haven’t seen that discussed anywhere.
Your dreams of Gloria Estefan as our new ambassador to Cuba is wild and a good start.
Niall Ferguson, has a wonderful article in The Free Press, about the Court at Mar-a-largo, it is a lark.
Have tried for almost 65 years, to change the government of Cuba, if it were a person, it would qualify for Medicare. Maybe trade is a better avenue, it is at least worth trying.
Joe, Agree with much of this including the idea that, on the surface, Trump's threats on Greenland reflects a "what is good for the goose (Russia) is good for the gander" approach to foreign policy. But can the US concede that Taiwan Semi is in China's zone of influence given our current inadequate chip-making capacity?
No, we can't...on many grounds. But I'm afraid that's how Trump will see it--especially if the Biden chip-making effort kicks in.
I hope you are right and these are all just ploys for bargaining. However, I detest the bullying attitude, arrogance and the insanity that thought of these things to begin with; either Trump's or that of his staff.
In my own little social media circle I am seeing more use of terms like "unhinged", "insane", and "batshit crazy"...
Those kind of reactions are too easy. We need to watch this guy very carefully. I've always thought he was nuts, but "crazy like a fox" is slipping into my realm of possibility.