in thread "The case for Trump's deficit-reciprocal tariff plan": I have seen intellectuals propose quite a few different galaxy-brain explanations for why a philosopher-king might do something like Trump's tariffs. Each of these explanations is internally coherent, but they're quite different from each other and often c... 3w ago (collapse hidden) 1414 I have seen intellec (view hidden) 1414 The logic could just as easily be "This keeps the media reactive and confused and keeps me driving the news cycle". Or "I'll be able to use this to negotiate concessions and I don't have to go through with it for very long". Or "I liek tariffs". Or "I told... 3w ago (collapse hidden) 22 The logic could just (view hidden) 22