Trump, Daisey explains, is a "performer" who befuddles journalists and intellectuals but makes perfect sense to artists. Profanity has played a role throughout Daisey's career, but in "The Trump Card" it carries a sort of profundity. "The Trump Card," the latest work by the monologist Mike Daisey, begins and ends with an unprintable word. "The Trump Card" ends with a dark rumination on how Trump's success could empower new political demagogues, especially if liberals don't try to understand why Trump's voters are so angry. Daisey has plowed ahead, but the bitter lessons of "Steve Jobs" and the "This American Life" retraction are reflected in "The Trump Card."

Source: Washington Post August 07, 2016 18:07 UTC