Mutually Assured Destruction of Big-Game Partisan Prosecutions

Well, it happened: The political party currently in power indicted and arrested the leader of the opposition.

Several things stand out about the formal arraignment of Donald J. Trump this past week, and the Alvin Bragg–managed case surrounding it. First, the Donald — who makes me in my collegiate “raver” days seem like Saint Thomas Aquinas — does not appear to be a remarkably good person. He may indeed, in addition to cheating on his recently pregnant wife with a porn star sometimes referred to as the Facial Queen, have committed a minor “paper crime.”

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Wilfred Reilly

Wilfred Reilly is an associate professor of political science at Kentucky State University and the author, most recently, of Lies My Liberal Teacher Told Me.

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Well, it happened: The political party currently in power indicted and arrested the leader of the opposition.

Several things stand out about the formal arraignment of Donald J. Trump this past week, and the Alvin Bragg–managed case surrounding it. First, the Donald — who makes me in my collegiate “raver” days seem like Saint Thomas Aquinas — does not appear to be a remarkably good person. He may indeed, in addition to cheating on his recently pregnant wife with a porn star sometimes referred to as the Facial Queen, have committed a minor “paper crime.”

About the Author

Wilfred Reilly

Wilfred Reilly is an associate professor of political science at Kentucky State University and the author, most recently, of Lies My Liberal Teacher Told Me.