A follower of Ong, Weisenthal applies him to the current moment. The podcaster sees Trump as the first postliterate president. Ong hovers over Trump repeating “Crooked Hillary” and “Lyin’ Ted,” the commander in chief re-creating in a much stupider fashion “swift-footed Achilles.” Looking at social media, Weisenthal sees the return of oral values to... See more