Another example of how we are inhabiting a "mad king" problem as much as a "what went wrong with the policy-making" process. It's almost as if the unitary executive theory is ultimately about mood swings in the sole holder of the executive power.
Jack Rakove
This is a great example of how focusing on Trump‘s putative emotions and subjectivity can distort the story. What if Trump’s defense is “angry” but wrong and his “belittling” is based on a lazy, inaccurate description of the JCPOA?
www.nytimes.com/2026/06/17/u...