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A friend recently admitted to me that she doesn’t read the news anymore. “There’s too much going on. It’s overwhelming,” she said. “I read you, and Heather Cox Richardson, and that’s about all I can handle.” While I was happy to be in the same category as HCR, it struck me that this is no way to get through the next few years. All of us are going to have to find ways to absorb and process the news without feeling buried by it. “All these crazy things he’s doing,” she said, referring to the current White House occupant, “it all feels wrong. Illegal maybe?” ”Wrong, yes. Illegal… we’ll see.” This was when it further struck me that readers here might appreciate how I, as a lawyer, absorb and process the “crazy things he’s doing.” To my mind, his trolling, threats, and official actions fall into three basic categories. And once you understand what they are, it’s easier to contain the flood. It so happens these three categories are also of increasing concern, from bad to worse to worst. I call them the “CEO,” the “Usurper” and the “Red Caesar.” So let’s start with the “bad” and work our way up. Read the full story. This story is from The Big Picture, a deep dive into the cultural, political, and societal issues shaping our world today. Sign up to receive it in your inbox directly every week.