Trauma Imposed by Trump

“We cannot undo the trauma that he is causing to our people, and this nation.” So wrote Rep. Rashida Tlaib and John Bonifaz in an op-ed in the Detroit Free Press. In their minds, this is grounds for impeachment. Somehow, causing people discomfort is a high crime. Why have so many Americans not realized this before when a president did deeply disliked and disturbing things? Why haven’t Americans understood that imposing trauma merits impeachment? Why hasn’t impeachment been a routine procedure, one of those great democratic devices employed by our great democracy? But seriously, what is this trauma? It is … Continue reading Trauma Imposed by Trump