EZRA KLEIN: “Trumpism does not hide behind the facade of something high. Part of Trump’s appeal is that he offers his venality as a thuggish honesty: This is what everyone is doing. I’m the only guy willing to admit it. Voters believe that politicians are corrupt. Trump proves them right by flaunting his own corruption; his success confirms their disgust with the system and the need for a champion who has mastered its rules.”

In pointing out how right Mark Carney was in his Davos speech, Ezra further reminds us of the Power of the Powerless by Vaclav Havel.

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