Séamas O'Reilly: It’s very clear to me that Trump is both stupid and evil

Trump’s tariffs are useful in ways that are not being declared

President Donald Trump speaks after signing an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House Wednesday, April 9, 2025, in Washington. (Pool via AP)

Following politics in the time of Donald Trump is like trying to remember the plot of a forgettable thriller on Amazon Prime. Momentous twists evaporate seconds after they arrive, in time for the next gun battle or double cross, leaving you unsure of what, if anything, you’ve just watched. 2025 has not yet had an empty week of humdrum local politics, only days so packed with incident that you feel your flesh burning as you read each new outrage, each new insult to your senses.

There are no empty weeks, only days packed with so much incident that you cannot make sense of them at all.