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In a healthy democracy, political disputes are settled at the ballot box. In failed states, they are fought in criminal courtrooms. As Donald Trump targets political enemies - from James Comey to Adam Schiff to Lisa Cook - America is spiraling in the wrong direction. The risks of weaponising the legal system against political rivals are profound.

It has long been our custom to disparage American healthcare, a system in which the treatment you receive depends on how much you can pay. We have overlooked the equally iniquitous model that has compromised our own national health.