We don't know the long-term effects of tariffs. The short-term effect was a stock market crash, but President Donald Trump is a shrewd negotiator, and as we reported Sunday, U.S. National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett said that <a href="https://twitchy.com/samj/2025/04/06/almost-as-if-tariffs-work-guess-how-many-countried-have-already-reached-out-to-wh-to-begin-negotiations-n2411028" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">more than 50 countries</a> had already reached out to the White House to begin trade negotiations. No, wait … make it more than 70 countries:

Political science senior lecturer Damon Linker still seems a bit shaken by last week's events. He's come up with what he probably thought was a clever analogy based on Flight 93, on which passengers rushed the terrorists on 9/11.

It sounds like Linker is the one having the psychotic episode.

We're just glad to have a new pilot. We're not even sure who was really flying the plane during the past four years.

 {ai:summary}<p>The long-term effects of tariffs remain uncertain, with a recent stock market crash as a short-term consequence. However, U.S. National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett reported that nearly 70 countries are seeking trade negotiations with the Trump administration in response to these tariffs.</p><p>Political science lecturer Damon Linker drew a controversial analogy comparing the current political climate to passengers on a plane with a troubled pilot. This sparked a debate online, with various reactions highlighting concerns about national debt and governance. #politics</p>

The Left Sucks at Analogies: We're All Passengers and the Pilot Is Having a Psychotic Episode

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