I Could Be Wrong.

  We Don’t Need a Ballroom. We Need a President Who Represents the Nation. When the First Lady publicly demanded that Jimmy Kimmel, the late-night television host, be fired, it was more than a moment of frustration. It was a view into the governing style that demands loyalty and treats disagreements as betrayals. We see a governing style that demands loyalty even when the demand violates the Constitution.   Kimble’s real offence wasn’t misconduct. It was honesty. In the political environment that we have now, honesty is being punished more harshly than wrongdoing. The Kimble episode is not some isolated flare-up. It is a long-running pattern in which threats, personal attacks, and false accusations of treason are used as tools of public manipulation and political discipline. The First Lady’s demand fits neatly into a broader climate shaped by years of rhetoric that cast critics as enemies and opponents as traitors. This climate has not made America Safer. It has made America...