Once you see what is driving Trump into darkness, it can't ever be unseen

In the Donald Trump era — praise be! — so much is possible that previously no one had ever even imagined. For instance, not only has “the late, great Hannibal Lecter” come back to life, he might even join Trump’s cabinet.

Well, that’s just a guess, but why not? I think he’d fit right in. All of which is to say: “There’s something happening here. What it is ain’t exactly clear...”

It’s not simply that Trump is unique (i.e., uniquely crazy). He definitely is, but he’s also American to the core.