From The Economist:
Scott Bessent, Donald Trump's treasury secretary, defended the president's plan to impose tariffs on European countries that oppose his bid to take over Greenland. [Ed. note: See co-blogger Ilya Somin's post on why taking over Greenland is, simultaneously, "evil, illegal, and stupidly counterproductive" - the great authoritarian trifecta.] Citing the president's authority to impose tariffs in an economic emergency, Mr Bessent argued that America needed to control Greenland to prevent conflict in the Arctic: "The national emergency is avoiding a national emergency."
The man is a genius! It's the emergency that can never end! Eight words that, in their terseness and inherent circularity, recall the great works of Samuel Beckett and Eugene Ionesco. Bravo, Mr. Secretary. Now that we understand what is at stake, we can all finally get behind the important work of destroying the NATO Alliance, attacking our friends and allies, and imposing authoritarian rule on the people of Greenland.
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