Is he crazy?

The PTIB Test… 4 dimensions of Trumpery

Jan 25, 2026

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History of the Present (week ending Sunday, 25 January 2026)

*Private Eye does it again. (No. 1667. If you don't already, you should start reading this mag.)*

After this week of Trump craziness over Greenland, I thought I would reflect on different interpretations of his behaviour. Then I remembered I'd written about this a year ago, at the very beginning o…

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