[T]he Trump administration’s decision to bury the Epstein story is one of the biggest Mask-Off moments in history. Americans’ confidence in our government or our democratic process may ever recover.

And that’s okay.

Trump is not our populist messiah. He is our final, most painful lesson in the dangers of political messianism. “Do not put your trust in princes,” King David warned, “nor in a son of man, in whom there is no help” (Psalm 146:3).

In many ways, this is a tremendously liberating moment. The system is rigged; there’s no doubt about that. We can’t beat this system. All we can do is wait for it to collapse.

Put Not Your Trust in Princes (likely paywall, but an outstanding little piece).