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It is an anachronism.

The case was baseless, and for Trump, the cost-benefit analysis of lawfare abuse had turned decidedly negative.

The Powell investigation ought to be an object lesson in how not to imitate the Trump approach, and specifically the hubristic follies of the second term.

C-DR's real misdeeds, though, had to do with her loyalty to government unions.

President Trump has removed some liabilities from his cabinet, but he could stand to lose a few more.

The Trump administration seems to be pivoting away from the fringes of American intellectual life to which it was once so attracted.

Hear me out.

There are two explanations for this.

What neither man has done well is resist the pull of unnecessary personal combat.

After ten years, there's little worth saying about Trump's character -- but much still to be said about policies and results.