Today, (July 17th), in our car, I listened to SXM, one of the old-time radio shows, “This Is Your FBI – 148 Radio Classics.” The episode rested on apprehending criminals, so the show’s ending warning was “crime begets crime.” Right away I thought of ex-President Donald Trump and his slavish followers.

His Jan. 6 wished-for disruption, messily, brutally, at our U.S. Capitol, so Joe Biden might not become U.S. president, came to mind when I heard the authoritative radio voice say, “crime begets crime.” Trump asked for that destructive attack as our Congress sat, under the guidance of V.P. Pence, to certify the election. What a criminal mind Trump shows! Those who admire lawlessness and grabbing for what one wants – they love him. Some are your readers. Their parents must have had low standards of child-rearing that excluded teaching about what is moral, immoral, amoral – with no stand at all on “does morality matter?” Alas, there’s a place for those in our freedom-based culture. Until they are caught, they can be lawless and possibly get away with it. Freely they can lie and distort.

We watch with huge attention what catches up with Donald J. Trump, and also what he evades – though not anymore with lawyer Giuliani’s expertise.