The Editorial Board.

Hi all, I’m taking a break next week. The Editorial Board won’t publish Monday through Thursday. I might jump in now and then with one of these threads. But I won’t be writing think-y pieces. While I’m away, I hope you have a great week. Cheers, JS

China issued new retaliatory tariffs this morning on American goods. The president then posted a retaliatory tweet in which he “ordered” US firms to stop doing business with China. That, as a result, spooked Wall Street into a nosedive. It’s rare when cause and effect are so clear in the market. Donald Trump can’t order…

Evil men don’t deserve silence.

His sadism, like that of other fascists, is rational.

It’s a monument to slavery’s end and the rise of a liberal democracy.

Reaction to 1619 Project reveals love of country built on sand.

You hear it all the time. “He acts that way because he’s insecure.” Take guns, for instance. He bought a gun because he feels insecure. He acted out because he feels insecure. He did terrible things to others because he feels insecure. So if he felt more secure, he wouldn’t do that? I’ve always felt…

Attributing fear to sadism gives sadists too much credit.