More dolls, better living

President Trump downplayed the significance of potentially empty store shelves at his Wednesday Cabinet meeting. He said of goods from China that might go missing in the trade war, "much of it we don't need." Then, he elaborated the point: "Well, maybe the children will have two dolls instead of 30 dolls, you know? And maybe the two dolls will cost a couple of bucks more than they would normally." At that moment, Trump surely made history: He must be the first president in history to say publicly that his policies will deprive American children of toys. The American Girl…