'A man with illiberal tendencies, a volatile personality and no internal checks is president. --In “The Abolition of Man,” C. S. Lewis wrote, “I am very doubtful whether history shows us one example of a man who, having stepped outside traditional morality and attained power, has used that power benevolently.” Trump continues to demonstrate impulsivity & narcissism, an affinity for conflict and vindictiveness. His Twitter obsessions are manifestation of a deeper disorder --a transgressive personality. He thrives on creating disorder, in violating rules, in provoking outrage.He is unlikely to be contained by norms and customs, or even by laws and the Constitution... nothing is sacred, the truth is malleable, & subjective. It is always about him. A man with illiberal tendencies, a volatile personality and no internal checks is now president. This isn’t going to end well."
At www.nytimes.com
