Peter Kafka

President Trump on Truth Social has been suggesting that he's open to deals to end the trade war that he started by levying tariffs on U.S. trading partners. The administration says these Liberation Day tariffs will bring manufacturing jobs back to America. Why is that so important? There are some really dumb ways to answer that question.

President Trump on Truth Social has been suggesting that he's open to deals to end the trade war that he started by levying tariffs on U.S. trading partners. The administration says these Liberation Day tariffs will bring manufacturing jobs back to America. Why is that so important? There are some really dumb ways to answer that question.

When you sit behind a screen all day, it makes you a woman. Studies have shown this. Studies have shown this. And some much smarter ones.

When you sit behind a screen all day, it makes you a woman. Studies have shown this. Studies have shown this. And some much smarter ones.

When you sit behind a screen all day, it makes you a woman. Studies have shown this. Studies have shown this. And some much smarter ones.

Coming up on Today Explained, the best minds. The White House advisor who's gone ham on tariffs defends his position. Weekday afternoons. Today Explained helps you make sense of the mess.

Coming up on Today Explained, the best minds. The White House advisor who's gone ham on tariffs defends his position. Weekday afternoons. Today Explained helps you make sense of the mess.

Coming up on Today Explained, the best minds. The White House advisor who's gone ham on tariffs defends his position. Weekday afternoons. Today Explained helps you make sense of the mess.

Yeah, well, actually, I was nursing a hangover in a small Colorado airport when I was just looking through Twitter and saw a report from Bloomberg that they were considering filing for bankruptcy. And it was at that point that, while I was hurtin', Waiting for my plane, I shared a story about a lunch that I had with my grandfather more than a decade ago at a Florida Hooters.

Yeah, well, actually, I was nursing a hangover in a small Colorado airport when I was just looking through Twitter and saw a report from Bloomberg that they were considering filing for bankruptcy. And it was at that point that, while I was hurtin', Waiting for my plane, I shared a story about a lunch that I had with my grandfather more than a decade ago at a Florida Hooters.

Yeah, well, actually, I was nursing a hangover in a small Colorado airport when I was just looking through Twitter and saw a report from Bloomberg that they were considering filing for bankruptcy. And it was at that point that, while I was hurtin', Waiting for my plane, I shared a story about a lunch that I had with my grandfather more than a decade ago at a Florida Hooters.

It was an annual tradition. I would fly down to Florida before the rest of my family, just a few days before Thanksgiving, so I would get to hang out with my grandfather a bit. He would pick me up at the airport. And we would then go out to lunch and chat about politics, chat about my soccer season, chat about changes to the Fox News primetime lineup. And this particular trip, I was 14 or 15.

It was an annual tradition. I would fly down to Florida before the rest of my family, just a few days before Thanksgiving, so I would get to hang out with my grandfather a bit. He would pick me up at the airport. And we would then go out to lunch and chat about politics, chat about my soccer season, chat about changes to the Fox News primetime lineup. And this particular trip, I was 14 or 15.

It was an annual tradition. I would fly down to Florida before the rest of my family, just a few days before Thanksgiving, so I would get to hang out with my grandfather a bit. He would pick me up at the airport. And we would then go out to lunch and chat about politics, chat about my soccer season, chat about changes to the Fox News primetime lineup. And this particular trip, I was 14 or 15.

This was when I was just beginning to question my sexuality. I was just beginning to realize that I was gay. I don't think I had quite admitted it to myself yet, but it was certainly top of mind. And then to walk into a Hooters, it was an experience. The Hooters waitress is not your average waitress. They are, objectively speaking, beautiful women. and they tend to be rather scantily clad.

This was when I was just beginning to question my sexuality. I was just beginning to realize that I was gay. I don't think I had quite admitted it to myself yet, but it was certainly top of mind. And then to walk into a Hooters, it was an experience. The Hooters waitress is not your average waitress. They are, objectively speaking, beautiful women. and they tend to be rather scantily clad.

This was when I was just beginning to question my sexuality. I was just beginning to realize that I was gay. I don't think I had quite admitted it to myself yet, but it was certainly top of mind. And then to walk into a Hooters, it was an experience. The Hooters waitress is not your average waitress. They are, objectively speaking, beautiful women. and they tend to be rather scantily clad.

They are extremely friendly, extremely welcoming, and all I can say is eating a meal at Hooters is unlike any dining experience I had ever had previously, and I can't quite compare it to anything I've done since. So we sat down for lunch. The meal was good, as I recall. We had chicken wings. Later on, my grandfather at one point gets up to use the restroom.

They are extremely friendly, extremely welcoming, and all I can say is eating a meal at Hooters is unlike any dining experience I had ever had previously, and I can't quite compare it to anything I've done since. So we sat down for lunch. The meal was good, as I recall. We had chicken wings. Later on, my grandfather at one point gets up to use the restroom.

They are extremely friendly, extremely welcoming, and all I can say is eating a meal at Hooters is unlike any dining experience I had ever had previously, and I can't quite compare it to anything I've done since. So we sat down for lunch. The meal was good, as I recall. We had chicken wings. Later on, my grandfather at one point gets up to use the restroom.