Welcome( | )Welcome( | )NYR Daily“As time went on, it became clear that the sickness was a feature, that anyone who entered the building became a little sick themselves,” Olivia Nuzzi in March 2018 of the Donald J. Trump White House and those who serve it. For a century, those who have worked closely with authoritarian rulers have shown the symptoms of this malady: a compulsion to praise the head of state and a willingness to sacrifice one’s own ideals, principles, and dignity to remain in his good graces, at the center of power.In his relationship with Republican political elites, as in...…Welcome( | )Welcome( | )NYR Daily“As time went on, it became clear that the sickness was a feature, that anyone who entered the building became a little sick themselves,” Olivia Nuzzi in March 2018 of the Donald J. Trump White House and those who serve it. For a century, those who have worked closely with authoritarian rulers have shown the symptoms of this malady: a compulsion to praise the head of state and a willingness to sacrifice one’s own ideals, principles, and dignity to remain in his good graces, at the center of power.In his relationship with Republican political elites, as in...WW…