In the search for figures bearing comparisons to Donald Trump, one’s mind inevitably wanders back in time. After a brief pause to muse over Sarah Palin, one soon moves to the late Ronald Reagan, the last entertainer who ran for the Presidency of the United States, which he won. For all the posthumous veneration that Reagan now receives, there are Americans who point to his candidacy as having fatally lowered the bar for qualifications for entry to the White House. It is hard to recall a moment when anyone accused Reagan of lording a superior knowledge over others. This seems unlikely to happen anytime soon with Trump, too.

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