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No idea what in the hell is to become of our country, especially after what happened last night in Colorado Springs and all the other acts of hate we spread.

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Thanks, John. Funny you should mention Baldwin, I just picked up an old copy of "Go Tell it on the Mountain," and thought it was the perfect companion to U.S. Grant's bio written by Ron Chernow, an epic I just finished. It is odd that both men were shared visionaries of a better kind of America and here we are all these decades later in a spot that feels no closer to who and what we should be. Thanks again for taking the time to read.

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Since it appears we'll have another two years at least of trump inspired absurdities, I submit for your use the following list assembled from the New Yorker, the NYTimes, and others:

trump ninknames:

IQ45

The Absolute Fuktard

Trumpolini

Fatboy

Bloated Prince of Prostitutes

Humpy Dumpy

The Lump

Tantrump

Drumpf

tRump

Drump

Dump

Bonespurs

the Grifter

El Douche’

Spanky

Tramp

tRumputinskiite

Eye of the Horus Child

Trump The Clown Prince

Emperor Zero

Poor Desperate Lyin' Crooked Donald

Cheese Cake

Cracker Barrel

the Cheeto-in-chief

Bozo the Orange Clown

The Orange One

Agent Orange

Orange Faced Clown

The Orange Thang

The Orange Dimwit

The Orange Puppy Dog

Orange Maniac

Orange Satan

Orange Jeebus

Comrade Orange

Orangey the Clown

The Huge Orange Grifter

Chief Tang

the Marmalade Master

POtuS

Turd Production Facility Trump

President Reneger

President Dopey

The Imbecile In Chief

Hamberdler In Chief

Der Tweetster

Donny-fat-in-the-pants

Donnie Dictator

Don the Con

Donald B Gass

Bankrupt Donnie

Agent Trump

Benedict Donald

Treason Yam

Traitor Tramp

Liar in Chief

Apprentice Presidunce

Bouffanted Buffoon

The Buffoon in the WTF House

Twit-in-Chief

Dotard Trumpet

Desperado Waiting For a Brain

Caesar Trump

Chancellor Squirrelface 45

.....and finally, simply: Тяцмр

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My favorite is Fuktard

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I hope Jim notes such an appreciated appellation.

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We’re living the longest episode ever of The Twilight Zone. (Post baby boomers may have to Google Twilight Zone.)

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The opening quote about "Power over Others" just says it all.

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Sad state of reality for this country. Holding onto a hope and a prayer. Thank you for the work going into this piece.

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Thank you, James for the refreshing suspension of those when they go low we go high shackles. The next two years portend a bumpy ride to nowhere, considering the smoking productivity of the $7.8 million Benghazi hearings, with their two primary revelations: 1) Hillary's emails and private server posed absolutely no threat to national security and 2) Chairman Trey Gowdy's head will always be the precise shape and color of the Xanax tablets that must have at least tripled in sales as the farce drudged on. As for the party's unrestrained rainbowphobia, Gym might look appropriately dashing in a straight jacket. Just sayin'.

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love the Tuchman quote, my friend.... reminds me of Lincoln "Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power." As to the crazy condition of the country these days, James Baldwin saw it coming, “It is certain, in any case, that ignorance, allied with power, is the most ferocious enemy justice can have.” Only ignorance can animate such hate and in an era during which education has been abandoned for indoctrination and wisdom for expediency... we're on a downward trajectory. Once again, a wonderful essay.

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Whoops, just came across another list of trump names and worthy of its subject:

Klan Chowder

Turd Reich

Mayonnaise Sculpture

Public Access Caligula

Hospital Laundry

Calamari Lips

Pariah Carey

Chicken Littlehands

Traitor the Hutt

Full Diaper

Lumbering Garage Barge

Daddy Nobucks

Macaulay Sulkin’

Illiterate Nero

Nazimodo

Resting Crime Face

Census Whitener

Charm Vacuum

Grabby Wan Kenobi

Kremlin Debt

Friendless Urinal Cake

Quisling of Queens

Crime Champ

Narcisyphilis

Dumb Sauron

Summa Cum Fraud

Ass Menagerie

Baby Whisper Skin

White Pride Piper

Flesh Cavern Turkey Throat

Nocabulary

Community Theater Strongman

Idiot Kristallnacht

Honey Baked Flim-Flam Man

Whopper with Crime

Treason Weasel

Late Stage Anakin Skywalker

Piece of Fucking Shit

(That last one should be Mister Piece of Fucking Shit.)

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But what about Her emails?! <sigh> 😵‍💫

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