"The normalisation of immoral conduct in public office may be Trump’s lasting legacy. Abroad, it ranges from extrajudicial killings in the Caribbean, to the betrayal of Ukrainian and European allies, to kowtowing to Beijing’s human rights abusers. The mass killing of primary school children in Minab at the start of the unlawful US-Israel war on Iran was militarily inept and morally unforgivable. Yet this atrocity is not so much covered up as arrogantly ignored. At home, Trump’s name is synonymous with crypto-greed, rank corruption and sleaze. But his shameless message is clear: all this is normal now."
the GuardianThe immorality of world leaders is contagious. Thank heavens for the pope | Simon TisdallIn a political wasteland dominated by billionaires, war criminals and mega-corporations, the head of the Catholic church is a rare figure of moral leadership, says Guardian foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall