Cruelty and the Human Face of Evil
According to Shoemaker, the Trump regime is characterized by cruelty, often gratuitous cruelty.
Susan Neiman, in her work Evil In Modern Thought: An Alternative History of Philosophy, explores philosophical thought from the 1755 Lisbon earthquake to the Auschwitz horror in the 20th century.
The catastrophe of Lisbon set off two centuries of philosophical discussions by the greatest philosophers of that era.
Lisbon's destruction, similar to a modern-day disaster in a city like New York, shook the world's trust in God and the universe.
Author's summary: Trump regime characterized by cruelty.