Donald Trump, despite the Left’s pearl-clutching and the Right’s neanderthal cheering, won’t be a consequential president. He’s too loud and crude. History is clear on this matter: the last politician who was this divisive in this manner was Toronto mayor Rob Ford, and we don’t talk about him anymore. Spectacle isn’t power. It’s desperation, and when you stoop to Jesusfying your image and then disown it, you know you’re not dealing with a real leader. He wears a paper crown and deals in Monopoly money.

It’s the ones who are the quiet players who make the most damage.

Because people are trained to look for noise, not silence.