Latest NY Times Comment

  I wrote this comment for the NY Times article posted below this post. The good news is that it got the nod as an editor's pick.

"It's been clear to me from day one that Trump is amoral. What surprises me is that 40% of American voters either don't recognize his amorality or simply don't care about it if they do. It's hard to understand and many of us have read articles trying to explain this short circuit in American thinking. I personally think Trump embodies the long held and cherished American archetype of the trickster. This is the snake oil salesman, the grifter, the confidence man, the hustler, etc, etc. On a certain level we like them especially when their work doesn't come near us, and generally we try to avoid them. Unfortunately it's hard to avoid it when it's in your face every day, wrecking the foundation of a country you love. The general opinion seems to be shifting towards support for impeachment, and that's a welcome and hopeful shift."