President Trump has somewhat inexplicably claimed to have invented the phrase “priming the pump.” In an interview with the Economist published Thursday, Trump took credit for the common saying while ...

Many years ago a prospector needing water came across an old rundown shack. Near it was a well with an old-fashioned pump. Attached to the pump was a tin can with a note inside that said, “This pump ...

Maybe it was a joke? This is the eternal undercurrent of the Trump era: Does he actually mean what he says? Is he riffing? Is he joking? Is he serious? Is he exaggerating? Is he lying? President ...

Q How can I make it easier to prime the seasonal water system at my summer cottage next spring? It’s a time-consuming pain ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. This is the eternal undercurrent of the Trump era: Does he actually mean what he says? Is he riffing? Is he joking? Is he serious? Is he ...

I read a story about a man that was lost in the desert and he was dying of thirst. Suddenly, he looked up and saw a small house with a well. When he got there the well was not working. Discouraged, he ...

What better time to "prime the pump" than the beginning of a new year. It's a time of refreshed ambitions, renewed resolutions and the reassurance of a better tomorrow. Before the advent of the public ...

Donald Trump confounded The Economist when he claimed during an interview with the magazine that he came up with the phrase "priming the pump" — a popular economic metaphor that predates his birth.