Mark Z. Barabak: Here's why an unhinged Trump can't be ignored, tempting as it may be

Today we discuss crime, punishment and stain removal.

You seem to write an awful lot about Donald Trump.

Alas.

You don't like our former president?

I think he's a human stain that soils everything he touches.

Moreover, I could happily get by without ever typing the T-word again so long as I live.

But liking or disliking Trump has nothing whatever to do with the imperative of highlighting the clear and present danger the unhinged ex-president continues to pose to our country and our system of democracy.

Very noble of you.