We did not imagine that Trump would seek to overturn the constitutional order following his failed coup of January 6, 2021; that he would seek to upset the global economic order by weaponizing tariffs; that he would appoint such a large cast of unqualified, incompetent loyalists to key government posts; that he would use the department of justice to go after real and imagined personal enemies; and that he would seek to bring to heel every institution of civil society—the press, judges, universities, law firms, entertainers—just as any dictator would. Finally, we could not imagine that the leader of our country would be so lacking in common human decencies—that he would be so devoid of empathy and compassion, so focused on retribution, so single-minded in acquiring wealth for himself and his billionaire supporters, so openly racist and homophobic.