American Rasputin: Steve Bannon Is a Lit Bomb in the Mouth of Democracy - By Jennifer Senior; The Atlantic

“He’s a smart man. He’s a crafty man. He’s a showman. And ultimately, he’s a dangerous man! And a vindictive man: “He commands a little army of terrifying people who can make life really difficult if you cross him.” Which explains why so many people in this story asked for anonymity. Matthew C. MacWilliams, a public-opinion strategist and the author of On Fascism, says: “Trump threw him out. The Europeans kicked him to the curb. His empire crashed and he ended up with a podcast! He’s a parasite. A talker. Rasputin with a digital show. Rasputin was  knifed.”