The gravest concerns are domestic: Will Trump attempt to unleash the FBI and IRS on political opponents, or as he might think of them, enemies?
I will leave those questions to people more qualified to answer them, choosing instead to reflect on the other side of presidential activity, foreign policy.
And here, as hard as I find it to admit, it is possible that things may be less bad than they seem.
Despite the warnings, a second Trump term may not be a riot of alliance-shattering isolationism, bellicose warmongering, or catastrophically stupid diplomacy.
Begin with the Republican platform, which is not so much binding for Trump as it is a reflection of his priorities.
Preoccupation with China and serious efforts to build up alliances and partnerships to contain and balance its growing power?
During second terms, most presidents have an eye on the judgments of history, and that does not incline them to wildness. »
