The insightful 18th-century French political philosopher Montesquieu informed us that "there are bad examples which are worse than crimes; more states have perished by the violations of their moral customs than by the violation of their laws."  He could have been referring to what goes for recent political commentary in the United States today.  It is an axiom, a fundamental principle of democratic societies, that political expression should not only be free and outspoken, even courageous, but also tolerant and polite, with understanding of the existence of different incompatible but legitimate points of view. The question has now arisen of whether opposition to, allusions to, and criticism of President Donald Trump have gone beyond accepted customary behavior.  Already this year, concern has arisen over remarks and behavior by so-called comedians that have given tastelessness a bad name.  Reza Aslan's remarkable grasp of the English language led...(Read Full Article)