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James Traub's avatar

Let it be so.

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Jeffrey Davitz's avatar

I think that a lot of people are getting the hang of the pattern. He's bluster, outrage and fury. He's good at triggering the collective amygdala. Often he retreats ("it's just a bargaining position"is the trope). Once its amygdala calms down, the other side realizes it has claws and teeth too and the fight is on. Trump and his ilk are not all powerful. They ARE powerful and they can do lots of damage (they've already done damage), but it's not a walkover. Dick does an important service to the news world by pointing this out. I think we're living in a challenging time, but there's a lot of great work being done in journalism. Trump hit hard in the first round. But this is a 15 round fight.

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