Trumpism Will Die by 1,000 Cuts, but the GOP Must Deliver One

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Donald Trump in 2018 (public domain)

Lingchi was a Chinese execution method that we now call “death by a thousand cuts.” Between the years 900 and 1900, Chinese emperors would sometimes punish the country’s worst traitors by condemning them to a long, slow demise (unless the criminal’s family paid a bribe to ensure a quick death). The practice eventually…