The Iran War Quagmire: From the Metaphysics of the Strait of Hormuz Opening "Naturally" to the Physics of Economic Harm

There is a certain kind of lie that powerful men tell when reality has slipped the leash. They do not always deny the facts outright. Sometimes they simply speak as though the facts will soon rearrange themselves in their favor. That is the metaphysics of the Strait of Hormuz "opening naturally." President Trump did not need to use the philosophical word for the concept to be his. In one of his…