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As Upheaval Mounts, Trump Has No Plan
During one of the most tumultuous periods in recent history, the president has been all but absent — except on Twitter.
Nobody home.
Photographer: Alex Wong/Getty
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In an episode of the original Star Trek series, called “The Ultimate Computer,” a rival captain calls James T. Kirk “Captain Dunsel” after a fancy new computer takes control of the Enterprise, making Kirk superfluous; Spock explains that “dunsel” was cadet slang for “a part which serves no useful purpose.”