The Banality of Good
(WorldNews Politics)

The best virtuoso artists always deploy the same structure in their performances: They impress their audience by doing feats that seem impossibly improbable, juggling 13 iPhones or eating 17 snakes. And then, just as the audience thinks that they have seen it all, they take their performance to another level, adding nine selfie sticks to their juggling act or going on to devour three alligators. By that standard, Republican leaders have put in a truly unforgettable performance over the past months. In a time span that will seem astoundingly short to future generations, politicians who had once fancied themselves men and women of principle surrendered to an irresponsible president, then...