Paul Krugman today on imperialism and Trump:

[applegrove]

https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/trumps-great-illusion?utm_source=post-banner&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=posts-open-in-app&triedRedirect=true

[Scrivener7]

1. I'm so glad he's left the Times. This is a must read. Thanks for it.

[Festivito]

8. I concur.

[malaise]

2. K & R

Raw naked imperialism

[Mike 03]

3. Really good. Here's a bit:

May I say that Trump is still benefiting, maybe more than ever, from media sanewashing? How many Americans, even those who pay attention to the news, know that THIS was the president-elect’s Christmas message?

Anyway, does the Greenland/Panama/Canada thing reflects anything beyond brain worms? Maybe Trump is trying to change the topic after a bad week of setbacks in Congress and a growing sense that he’s being overshadowed by President non-elect Elon Musk. And I do think he believes that engaging in or at least threatening to engage in imperial adventures makes you look strong.

https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/trumps-great-illusion?utm_source=post-banner&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=posts-open-in-app&triedRedirect=true

[LymphocyteLover]

4. Krugman is always a great read. I rarely if ever disagree with him and this is no exception

[Evolve Dammit]

5. It's in vogue to take shit over. All hip autocrats are doing it

[CaptainTruth]

6. The PNAC desire for an "imperial America" never went away.

Just like their desire for Space Force (thank John Bolton for talking Trump into that one).

I don't think Trump knows anything about the history, he's just plain ignorant, but the desire is still there on the radical right.

[barbtries]

7. read, and subscribed.

well worth it if only for the history he provides.