The End of McCarthy — and the End of Trump

Is Trump a different kind of American demagogue? Or will he rise and fall spectacularly just like Joe McCarthy.

Roy McCarthy and his counsel (and later Trump mentor) Roy Cohn. Citation: Chicago Tribune

The recent hearings over FBI agent Peter Strzok were little more than an interesting spectacle. Republicans harangued the experienced agent for his anti-Trump text messages while Democrats attempted to fight back. The day might not have resulted in anything substantive, but it…