> Something I think we overlook is that America was more fractious prior to the mid-20th century, but the stakes were lower because our institutions were more d

> Something I think we overlook is that America was more fractious prior to the mid-20th century, but the stakes were lower because our institutions were more distributed and more local. Donald Trump always struck me as a character out of a western. Only in 'western' times he would have just 'owned' one town.