There more paradoxes as we seem to evolve. In 1984, Gary Hart had to drop out of the D primaries because he was with a young woman on a boat. Fourteen years later, the same political party could not punish Mr. Clinton for an obvious affair and lying about it.

Had Mr. Trump run for the Republicans in 2012, he would have been eating dust. Something happened in those four years.

Our collective psyche is changing--and seems to be changing quite fast. But is it for the better?