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War (What is it Good For?)
The Wiktionary literal/original definition of the phrase “shoot from the hip” is to “discharge a firearm while it is held near the hip, without taking time to aim via the gunsights.” The figurative/modern definition is to “speak quickly based on first impressions, without carefully studying the background information or wider context.” Last week we witnessed what could be defined as tweeting-from-the-hip. As I queried on Twitter last Friday, I’m wondering whether there remains anyone still calling the trade situation between the United States and China a “skirmish” and not a “war.” The latest ... (full story)