We are all rational actors and therefore it is rational for us to seek and to desire peace, but note that that is exactly what Hobbes does not say, he does not say this.
On the other hand, I could note that Trump has long made clear his desire to have a greater voice in politics, putting himself forth as a presidential candidate a couple times, most memorably in 2011.
In an end-of-an-era type note to investors today Bove writes that there is a growing desire to test what will happen if the U.S. defaults on its debt next week.
