David Frum on why Republicans chose Trumpocracy over democracy - Vox

David Frum on why Republicans chose Trumpocracy over democracy - Vox The whole article is well worth reading, but some bits were especially striking. Two examples:

When highly committed parties strongly believe [in] things that they cannot achieve democratically, they don’t give up on their beliefs — they give up on democracy.

The only way to check Trumpocracy is through a constitutional movement that’s bigger than politics. The whole reason we have constitutional politics is to manage our differences. The goal is not to extinguish all differences; it’s to protect the right to differ.