



The new year opens and he greets it in full battle voice, saluting even his haters and the hostile press. He scorns the first whispers of impeachment — how do you unseat a king who won the greatest of elections and did nothing wrong? — and sizes up a new rival risen from his own ranks, warning the would-be flake to stay in line. Then he seizes the airwaves: he will plead his Wall to the whole nation, prime time, from behind the great desk.
Readers' Corner
Letters from the readership on Week 186. Pick a pen name — no account needed.
Opening the mailbag…