Trying to understand Donald Trump has become a high-stakes intellectual sport. I have my own theory: Donald Trump is 95 per cent cat. Humans are inherently trying “to maintain and extend their power”, Gray notes. Why then do I say Trump is just 95 per cent cat? In this way, Spinoza helps us to understand those like Trump who refuse to play by the rules without necessarily forgiving them.

Source: The Irish Times January 19, 2026 09:02 UTC