Destruction

Award-winning journalist George Packer has written a superb analysis about how Donald Trump is systematically destroying the American government and civil service by preverting it into a corrupt state that does his bidding. The piece will appear in the April 2020 issue of The Atlantic magazine but is already online here.

It's not a short piece but one of the best analyses of both the current administration and also of how much he has damaged America. Even if he didn't collude with Vladimir Putin to become President, Trump's wholesale destruction of American institutions must make the Russian dictator beam with joy.

If you can't devote time to reading the article, consider listening to it read by a professional actor, just like an audiobook. You can download a free audio copy of the entire article here.

After reading the piece, I was left with the thought — was this all part of Trump's design if he became President, or is he not even aware it's happening? If it's the latter case, then he's like some kind of virulent cancer that corrupts everything he touches.

The article also underscores how essential it is that Trump is defeated this November. It will take a lot more work and a lot more time to restore America after he leaves office if he's reelected.