Summer is almost over and I have yet to see a day without Trump at the forefront of any news outlet, newspaper, social media and TV alike. No day goes by without the latest executive order or presidential decree or policy changing Truth Social post. He is bulldozing the political, social and economic landscape at a dizzying pace. None of it is friendly or rewarding, encouraging or supportive. They are all restrictions, cancellations and firings; casting thousands of people and organisations adrift. 

I couldn’t help myself and quoted this outtake to Camp. ‘There is one thing that is not a puzzle as Trump continues to govern by executive order: the failure of the Supreme Court to seriously address the constitutionality of Trump’s actions. The court’s decision to lift the restraining orders of lower courts and to put off conclusive decisions has the effect of allowing Trump to inflict irreparable harm. The victims include the people Trump accuses of criminality, universities going without funds, medical researchers and their patients suffering from vanished grants, law firms unwilling to take on controversial pro bono cases, not to mention the tens of thousands of federal employees thrown out of work and the billions of dollars cut in foreign aid. Trump’s use of the government to condemn adversaries and reward allies will leave an ugly scar, even in the unlikely event that sometime in the future the court reverses course and recognizes the depredation that Trump has left in his wake.’