Please resist the Trump daily drip

I take stock of our national mess. 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I had lots of great responses (including several from foreign correspondents) that helped inform [my column today.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfppc-P0TaaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAxOS8xMS8wNi9vcGluaW9uL3RydW1wLWNvcnJ1cHRpb24uaHRtbD90ZT0xJm5sPW5pY2hvbGFzLWtyaXN0b2YmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmtfMjAxOTExMDc_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NDUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTM2Njcmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xODU5NyZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTJXA255dEIKAB8-EsRdcUf1VlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) But it took a slightly different turn and ended up being an attempt to take stock of just how outrageous the Trump presidency has become. I tried to lay out the various scandals and outrages in Washington as a refresher of how dysfunctional our political and social system is. It’s not all Trump’s fault — problems preceded him and will outlast him — but he has managed to hugely exacerbate the challenges we face. So thanks for your input and please don’t get complacent. [And of course please read the column.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfppc-P0TaaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAxOS8xMS8wNi9vcGluaW9uL3RydW1wLWNvcnJ1cHRpb24uaHRtbD90ZT0xJm5sPW5pY2hvbGFzLWtyaXN0b2YmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmtfMjAxOTExMDc_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NDUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTM2Njcmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xODU5NyZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTJXA255dEIKAB8-EsRdcUf1VlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) A $10 Billion Wall Meets a $100 Saw In the column, I mention Trump diverting money for his multibillion dollar border wall — and also the latest revelation, [courtesy of The Washington Post](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfppc-P4Q8AWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lndhc2hpbmd0b25wb3N0LmNvbS9uYXRpb25hbC9zbXVnZ2xlcnMtYXJlLXNhd2luZy10aHJvdWdoLW5ldy1zZWN0aW9ucy1vZi10cnVtcHMtYm9yZGVyLXdhbGwvMjAxOS8xMS8wMS8yNWJmOGNlMC1mYTcyLTExZTktYWM4Yy04ZWNlZDI5Y2E2ZWZfc3RvcnkuaHRtbD90ZT0xJm5sPW5pY2hvbGFzLWtyaXN0b2YmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmtfMjAxOTExMDc_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NDUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTM2Njcmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xODU5NyZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTJXA255dEIKAB8-EsRdcUf1VlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA), that smugglers are sawing through it with off-the-shelf saws purchased from hardware stores for $100. ADVERTISEMENT ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfppc-P0RtaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9MTYxOTg3JmxpPU5LJm09YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcD1OS18yMDE5MTEwN1cDbnl0QgoAHz4SxF1xR_VWUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~ ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfppc-P0RtaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9MTYxOTg5JmxpPU5LJm09YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcD1OS18yMDE5MTEwN1cDbnl0QgoAHz4SxF1xR_VWUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~ ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfppc-P0RtaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9MTYxOTg4JmxpPU5LJm09YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcD1OS18yMDE5MTEwN1cDbnl0QgoAHz4SxF1xR_VWUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~ Speaking of Mexico, I was in Mexico City over the weekend for a Trilateral Commission conference and learned something quite troubling. In the 1990s, Mexico started one of the world’s most successful anti-poverty programs, called Oportunidades, and it has been copied in 37 other countries. Sheryl and I wrote about it in “Half the Sky,” and it’s based on conditional cash transfers: If you’re a low-income family, you get a monthly stipend, but in exchange you have to send your kids to school and take them for vaccinations. It has been rigorously studied with randomized trials and has greatly improved the health, nutrition and education of low-income Mexican families. All of which makes it very sad that the new Mexican president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, has shut it down. This week’s attack on the Mormon family in Mexico was horrifying, and the courage of the survivors was extraordinary. A 13-year-old boy, Devin Langford, hid his surviving siblings in the bushes and then [walked 14 miles](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfppc-P0TPaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYmJjLmNvbS9uZXdzL3dvcmxkLWxhdGluLWFtZXJpY2EtNTAzMTQ3MDA_dGU9MSZubD1uaWNob2xhcy1rcmlzdG9mJmVtYz1lZGl0X25rXzIwMTkxMTA3P2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTQ1Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEzNjY3JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTg1OTcmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyVwNueXRCCgAfPhLEXXFH9VZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) to get help. When Devin didn’t return after some time, his nine-year-old sister, McKenzie, set out herself and hiked for four hours in the dark before she was rescued. The Mexican government has to resolve the cartel violence, but let’s also acknowledge the American responsibility: The cartels are powerful because of America’s drug demand (fed in part by pharma companies peddling painkillers) and they are armed with American guns obtained because of lax U.S. gun laws. Come To Our World Premiere! Sheryl and I have a new documentary that is about to have its world premiere! It’s called “Tightrope” after [our forthcoming book](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfppc-P0T8aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cucGVuZ3VpbnJhbmRvbWhvdXNlLmNvbS9ib29rcy81ODg5OTkvdGlnaHRyb3BlLWJ5LW5pY2hvbGFzLWQta3Jpc3RvZi1hbmQtc2hlcnlsLXd1ZHVubi8_dGU9MSZubD1uaWNob2xhcy1rcmlzdG9mJmVtYz1lZGl0X25rXzIwMTkxMTA3P2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTQ1Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEzNjY3JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTg1OTcmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyVwNueXRCCgAfPhLEXXFH9VZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) with the same title. They’re about the disintegration of working class America and the need for more empathy and better policies — told partly through the classmates on my old school bus in rural Oregon. If you’re in New York, the doc’s world premiere will be Nov. 13 at DOC NYC Festival, and there’s a panel this Friday about it with the great Katie Couric. [Here’s the link](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfppc-P0TcaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZG9jbnljLm5ldC9maWxtL3RpZ2h0cm9wZS1hbWVyaWNhbnMtcmVhY2hpbmctZm9yLWhvcGUvP3RlPTEmbmw9bmljaG9sYXMta3Jpc3RvZiZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ua18yMDE5MTEwNz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD00NSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMzY2NyZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE4NTk3JnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MlcDbnl0QgoAHz4SxF1xR_VWUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) for info and tickets. I had a good discussion with Ali Velshi of MSNBC about the documentary and book. [It’s here:](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfppc-P4RFAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm1zbmJjLmNvbS9hbGktdmVsc2hpL3dhdGNoL2tyaXN0b2Ytd2UtaGF2ZS1hLXRvb2xib3gtdG8tYWRkcmVzcy10aGVzZS1wcm9ibGVtcy03Mjc5OTgxMzYwNT9mYmNsaWQ9SXdBUjF3eWItOVdCckVYbEFCYUx0dnRma0pKczA4VzV1TWloTHQteE5ySVliMGpnOXJWZmk1bl9HQ2RLWSZ0ZT0xJm5sPW5pY2hvbGFzLWtyaXN0b2YmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmtfMjAxOTExMDc_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NDUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTM2Njcmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xODU5NyZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTJXA255dEIKAB8-EsRdcUf1VlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) I argued that we have the toolboxes to help, but what we lack are empathy and political will. ADVERTISEMENT ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfppc-P0RtaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9MTI4ODA4JmxpPU5LJm09YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcD1OS18yMDE5MTEwN1cDbnl0QgoAHz4SxF1xR_VWUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~ ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfppc-P0RtaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9MTI4ODA5JmxpPU5LJm09YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcD1OS18yMDE5MTEwN1cDbnl0QgoAHz4SxF1xR_VWUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~ ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfppc-P0RtaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9MTI4ODEwJmxpPU5LJm09YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcD1OS18yMDE5MTEwN1cDbnl0QgoAHz4SxF1xR_VWUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~ Foreign Policy Falling Apart Iran is now starting up its uranium centrifuges at its underground Fordow nuclear site, one more step toward resuming its nuclear program. This was of course entirely predictable when the United States backed out of the Iran nuclear deal — but Trump seems to have no backup plan. Something similar is happening with North Korea, which I fear will conduct a nuclear test or long-range missile test after the new year. And North Korea is continuing to produce nuclear materials and more sophisticated delivery systems. Mike Pompeo is AWOL, simply trying to stay in President Trump’s good graces. The only good news from the State Department is that Trump has appointed Steve Biegun, who is smart and capable, as deputy secretary of state. A Times Tip I was traveling abroad for the last 10 days, and here’s one tip that I’ve occasionally mentioned before. The best way to read The New York Times if you can’t get the printed paper is to go on your desktop or laptop to app.nytimes.com. You have to have a subscription but then you download the whole day’s paper (after 4 a.m. each morning) and you can read it on the plane or wherever. No waiting time when you click. And now [here’s my column](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfppc-P0TaaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAxOS8xMS8wNi9vcGluaW9uL3RydW1wLWNvcnJ1cHRpb24uaHRtbD90ZT0xJm5sPW5pY2hvbGFzLWtyaXN0b2YmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmtfMjAxOTExMDc_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NDUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTM2Njcmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xODU5NyZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTJXA255dEIKAB8-EsRdcUf1VlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) about the Trump drip-drip-drip of scandal and dysfunction. I think that like me you’ll shake your head in wonder when it’s all laid out in front of you! [Please read.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfppc-P0TaaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAxOS8xMS8wNi9vcGluaW9uL3RydW1wLWNvcnJ1cHRpb24uaHRtbD90ZT0xJm5sPW5pY2hvbGFzLWtyaXN0b2YmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmtfMjAxOTExMDc_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NDUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTM2Njcmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xODU5NyZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTJXA255dEIKAB8-EsRdcUf1VlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) What I’m Reading I confess it. I’m a fan of thrillers, particularly Lee Child’s series about Jack Reacher. He has a new one just out, [“Blue Moon,”](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfppc-P0TGaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubGVlY2hpbGQuY29tL2Jvb2tzL2JsdWUtbW9vbi5waHA_dGU9MSZubD1uaWNob2xhcy1rcmlzdG9mJmVtYz1lZGl0X25rXzIwMTkxMTA3P2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTQ1Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEzNjY3JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTg1OTcmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyVwNueXRCCgAfPhLEXXFH9VZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) and I inhaled it in the last few days. 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