Trump isn’t the problem; it’s the GOP…

I should qualify the premise in the title: I know many GOP members, and they view conservatism like I do—a check on exuberant progressives who are too emotional and don’t think about the consequences of their actions and how solutions to problems might cause other, even more serious, problems. I’m a progressive, but anytime emotions take precedence over logic and reason, trouble is likely.

That said, it’s the GOP leaders who aren’t true conservatives and are: (1) out of touch with popular opi...