Trump is a symptom of widespread disgust, not the head of a carefully crafted ideological movement with a checklist of issues.

Of course, the Clintons are not only corrupt but cynical as well. They accept that the progressive media, the foundations, the universities, the bureaucracies, Hollywood, and Silicon Valley honor power more than trendy left-wing politics; they well understand that their fans will, for them, make the necessary adjustments to contextualize Clinton criminality or amorality.

Multiculturalism is a good reminder that when standards are relative, there are no standards at all.

Any time the Western way of war can be unleashed on an enemy stupid enough to enter its arena, victory is assured.

This is something that Donald Trump has been very effective at exploiting because throughout our history, one of the things that was important to galvanize the country against a perceived threat has been philology.

In history, one gathers clues like a detective, tries to present an honest account of what most likely happened, and writes a narrative according to what we know and, where we aren't absolutely sure, what might be most likely to have happened, within the generally accepted rules of evidence and sources.

States are like people. They do not question the awful status quo until some dramatic event overturns the conventional and lax way of thinking.