Then there was Mr Trump’s “so-called judge” tweet – directed at someone appointed by George W Bush. There is a wider concern here that Mr Trump’s antics are hastening a collapse of respect for established institutions. In fact, Mr Trump’s election looks not so much a populist reaction to liberalism, but as an exposure of the limits of both. There is an upside: the space opens up room for Mr Trump’s opponents to organise and criticise. It is hard to argue that Mr Trump’s politics have produced a new wave of solidarity.

Source: The Guardian February 05, 2017 20:15 UTC