Donald Trump poses a threat to civilization

‘Every time people or corporations or countries that are richer and more powerful attack and exploit those that are not, the fabric of civilization frays.’ Photograph: Nicole Combeau/EPA

Trump’s domestic and foreign policies – ranging from his attempted coup against the United States five years ago, to his incursion into Venezuela last weekend, to his current threats against Cuba, Colombia, and Greenland – undermine domestic and international law. But that’s not all.

They threaten what we mean by civilization.