Americans have become acculturated to the trollish style of politics—where leaders float awful ideas via “jokes,” dismissing criticism with “just a joke” while reveling in seeing some people upset, keep “joking” in the same manner with occasional escalations, acclimating followers to the real thing.

“Private schools might find themselves under no obligation to accept any of our kids; they could be rejected because of their religious affiliation, their disabilities, on the grounds that they’re not bright enough, because administrators don’t like their looks—any reason not excluded by law.”