Trump has been good — indirectly — for a free press, an independent judiciary, high school civics,
grass-roots political activity, cautionary tales in literature and theater, and spirituality.
Also sailing out of bookstores: Sinclair Lewis’s “It Can’t Happen Here,” Ray Bradbury’s “Fahrenheit 451”
and my personal favorite, Philip Roth’s “The Plot Against America.”
Trump fright has produced a deep dive into history.
But let’s just say having a man who told an average of four false or misleading statements a day for
the first month of his presidency has been good for those the president calls enemies of the people.
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My friend Sam laughed when I told him I was going to spend my Saturday at a “Search for
Meaning” festival at a Jesuit college in the heart of seriously secular Seattle.
In the winter of the American soul, people thronged to hear advice on how to “live a life of significance
and impact” and to “find meaning in times of change, challenge and chaos.”
I credit President Trump.
Even in the most turbulent election in modern history, about 90 million eligible
voters didn’t bother to cast a ballot — the basic task of citizenship.
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