Why I Write More About Trump than I'd Like

But he started it ...

This is a first for me: A column explaining my last column.

The way things usually go, I share my opinions with you, and you can agree or disagree, and then we move on. But when I get blowback from serious folks, including one longtime friend, I figure an explanation is in order.

In my last column I wondered if Mr. Trump is joking when he talks, a lot, ab…