strong hand

“I do think he has a strong hand — and he’s played it.”

One irony, which “The Boys” sometimes explores and other times simply embodies, is that superhero stories often cater to the same fantasies that authoritarian movements do: a strong hand to protect you from predators; swift, extrajudicial street justice; powerful leaders who can act unilaterally; the simple thrill of watching an enemy be obliterated.

Trump, sensing an opportunity to show a strong hand against China and advance his effort to blame the Chinese for the pandemic, responded: “We will end that grant very quickly.”

Some university leaders may be trying to demonstrate a strong hand in managing their campuses, but the message they communicate is the opposite.

Shafik is still trying to show a strong hand.