Call Me Stormy

Let’s Look Behind The Curtains

You can disregard the remarks you’ve been reading about President Donald Trump being flustered or out of step. That’s because the meetings we see in the Oval Office aren’t that essential: They are for show. The real meetings occur in the War Room and are off-limits to the camera, the press and public scrutiny. Simon Parkes here gives us a sense of what might be happening behind closed doors.

Ready for a MAGA sleigh ride? Well, before barreling through the snow, here are a few things to bear in mind: 1. Cognitive rigidity 2. The anchoring effect 3. Cognitive dissonance 4. Confirmation bias. Also, there’s the dreaded Dunning-Kruger Effect. More from Thomas Wictor, who sometimes goes by Tommy Boy.