I've never really understood how so many people get taken in by obvious charlatans and con men. Trump has been exactly that for decades. He has no real talent, is not really a particularly savvy businessman, and is such an obvious boor. He started with loads of money, got handed the famiy business early, and nearly bankrupted it twice within the first 10 years. Why would anyone want such a failed businessman in charge of PUBLIC funds?

A well reasoned argument is like a diamond: impervious to corruption and crystal clear - and infinitely rarer.

Here, as elsewhere, people are outraged at what feels like a rigged game -- an economy that won't respond, a democracy that won't listen, and a financial sector that holds all the cards. - Robert Reich