MAGA is nothing without Trump

I spent the Labor Day weekend in Chicago, America's greatest summer city. Sunday afternoon in particular was glorious. The temperatures were moderate, the skies were clear and the tourist sections of the city were teeming with happy Pearl Jam fans who'd just attended Saturday's concert at Wrigley Field. My wife and I took our grandchildren to Navy Pier to visit the Chicago Children's Museum, and as we walked back toward Michigan Avenue we saw the same sight we see every time we visit Chicago - an impressive, towering skyscraper with the name "Trump" emblazoned in immense letters across the building's facade.

I was reminded once again that Donald Trump is a singular figure in American politics. There is no one like him, and that means that no one can replace him. While it's always perilous to make predictions about American politics - or anything else about the future - here...