> Watching leaders actions as the result of irrational biases operating with imperfect information is proving a closer model of reality. At that level, one usu

> Watching leaders actions as the result of irrational biases operating with imperfect information is proving a closer model of reality. At that level, one usually expects the actors to conform to the "rational actor" model, and in modern history, they actually do so, by and large. Kim-Jong Il and his father, for example, have been doing this for decades. And their continued survival is a testament to their skill. It's only Trump who acts like the political equivalent of a compass that always points south. And even he is no enigma if you just picture him as the protagonist of a really campy western from the 50s.