The Cult of the Presidency

What is it that transformed the presidency from an unassuming “chief magistrate” to the unholy and unnatural amalgam of genie, warlord, and shaman

制度变形当主线，plot 87。

none of the candidates risked chastising him…Instead, they accepted his premise.

三人辩论成共犯群像，cast 82。

“Solutions are for puzzles. Big government is not a puzzle. The plebiscitary presidency is not a puzzle.”

末章拒速成清单，pace 85。

he was a soul-toucher, a hope-bringer—a luminary who carried with him the prayers and concerns of the American people

排比刺破修辞，prose 90。

Sixty-four percent…agreed that “government controls too much of our daily lives.” Yet, 65 percent also said the government did not pay enough attention to poor people

民意自相矛盾成舞台，world 91。

to see a revival of our national soul

竞选神启开场，hook 91。

So long as Americans cling to the romance of the Heroic Presi

把崇拜当因变量，innov 88。

the fault lies not in our leaders, but in ourselves.

收束翻到国民共谋，ending 92。