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“... to keep out foreign imports, and foreigners too, in the sort of language the president uses, which Ben Chu quotes at the start of his sharp analysis of modern tariff mania: ‘There never has been a time in the history of the United States when tariff protection was more essential to the welfare of the American people than at present.’ Such a plonking ...”

“... Out Chaplin, passed out, is hauled along the sidewalk by the scruff of his coat by staggering Ben Turpin. His toes trail; he is as supine as a sled. Turpin himself is so drunk he can hardly drag him. Chaplin comes quietly to, realises how well he is being served by his struggling pal, and with a royally delicate gesture plucks and savours a flower. By ...”