As the Democrats begin to rediscover the appeal of a moderate, centrist ticket, one of the prevailing narratives surrounding a potential Trump loss in November is that the Republican party will also find a path towards its old normality. Rid of the cuckoo in their nest, Republicans would learn to nurture traditional conservative values such as moral decency, fiscal responsibility, and a strong foreign policy towards the old enemies. Or so the theory goes.

Stop and Look – The Race Meeting by Sir John Everett Millais (1853)
In The Race Meeting, Sir John Everett Millais presents a poignant story of an undisciplined crowd at the Epsom Derby.