Day 1,963: converse, vow, debasement

Under Mr Trump the converse will be true.

If Mr Trump uses the justice system against his opponents, as he has vowed, it will set a dangerous example.

Despite the debasement of its politics, its economy is world-beating—at least for now.

Welcome to Trump’s world

Artwork of the day 
Sacred conversation
Giorgione
Original Title: Sacra conversazione
Date: 1505
Style: High Renaissance
Genre: religious painting
Media: oil, panel

Word of the day 
converse: opposite:
vow: to make a determined decision or promise to do something:
debasement: the action of reducing the quality or value of something:

Quote of the day
“The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter.”

― Winston S. Churchill