You don't have to be like Trump

Each culture adopts values and principles and traits considered desirable or necessary in their leaders. Personas and archetypes emerge which come to define certain roles and responsibilities. We end up being told that in order to do that thing we must be that kind of person.

I recently finished reading The Pillars of the Earth, by Ken Follet. It's a remarkable piece of historical fiction, set in 12th century England, which follows the life and times of a number of families involved in the co...