Donald Trump’s economic policy is based on the principle that suffering is caused by desire

For complicated and tedious reasons I was in a social situation tonight where I pretty much couldn’t avoid watching Scott Bessent getting interviewed by Laura Ingraham on Fox News. It was like a Maoist struggle session for Fortune 500 CEOs. I can’t even begin to describe what an alternate reality Fox News viewers inhabit:

It’s one thing to know this in the abstract, but to actually watch it is a different thing.

I recommend doing this once in awhile as a reminder of what we’re up against, and of how a significant percentage of the. American people might as well live in a different universe (Not just talking about Fox News of course. Listening to hate radio or going to an evangelical megachurch can no doubt also open the doors of perception.)