'Nothing Ever Happens' to 'Everything, Everywhere, All At Once'

I’ve been thinking about this meme a lot these days. “But we both know what will happen, don’t we? I am calling your bluff, Mr. Trump. Nothing will ever happen.”

Whatever memelord came up with this gem is not alone. Andrew Cockburn recently argued for a more sophisticated and high-brow version of the idea on the pages of Harper’s. Reporting from the gut…