The institutional deficit, the misalignment of national needs and political capacity to respond, displayed in legislative gridlock and partisan bickering. But also, and maybe most worrying, the decency deficit, etched in acid sound bites and accusatory tweets that forsake stating facts for impugning motive. This deficit of decency, of course, is trickle-down, with President Trump as its most masterful practitioner. It is both a lament about the latest manifestation of the decency deficit and a celebration of a recent pinpoint of decency. The decency deficit is wide and widening.

Source: Washington Post April 26, 2018 23:34 UTC