The anxiety of the American electorate eventually finds its expression at the ballot box, or it should. In recent weeks, the focus on that outlet has been getting sharper. It takes marked desperation to become motivated about November of 2026 in August of 2025 (to say nothing of November of 2028), and here we are.  President Trump’s public relations offensive has moved more aggressively into economic policy and government data, of late, as well as to the more delicate matter of overseas peacemaking. In the first category, an “off with their heads” spirit has led to repeated calls for the…

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