rwcalderin.bsky.social
@rwcalderin.bsky.social
Author of The Vanishing State. Near-future political thrillers about power, policy, and the people who refuse to accept the new normal.
Washington has a coping mechanism for disgrace: find a bigger headline and climb inside it. When the story turns ugly at home, leaders reach for the kind of story that comes with maps and uniforms, which trigger automatic deference.
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Wag the Dog, Again, But With Bigger Toys
Wag the Dog, Again: Trump’s Venezuela Strike, Greenland Talk, and the Epstein Files
northriverpublications.com
February 7, 2026 at 3:13 PM
Washington has a coping mechanism for disgrace: find a bigger headline and climb inside it. When the story turns ugly at home, leaders reach for the kind of story that comes with maps and uniforms, which trigger automatic deference.
northriverpublications.com/wag-the-dog-...
northriverpublications.com/wag-the-dog-...