Damage Done #372 By Hank Silverberg Commentary In just the last year, the prestige and power of the United States of America has been seriously damaged, and it could take decades to get back our place in the world community -- if that can ever happen again. And the downfall can be traced to one person's ego. Here is what has happened since Donald Trump came on the political scene way back in 2015: Americans, egged on by a con man and a liar, no longer believe anyone in public office, nor the traditional legacy media. They were conned into giving him authority and now they are trapped in a tangled web of his scam. In his first term Trump hammered away at sound institutions like the CDC and NIH, or the FDA and EPA, spreading doubt about their science and their mission. T...