On Trump’s Trail of Tears

William McKinley, the tariff man, is more in fashion today, but Trump still resembles Andrew Jackson in some important ways; he is more contemptuous than ever of cultural and economic elites, foreigners, and the judicial system.

With that in mind, there is another Jackson analogy that fits the mass deportation scheme pretty well–the Trail of Tears. Trump would probably view that as a badge of honor, but not many others would.