Character and the presidency – II

In my column last Tuesday (“The Importance of character in the Presidency,” Times, February 2016), I gave no indication that I would write a series on the subject. By all appearances, it was a one-off column, to be revisited only if required.

Having published the column, however, I am constrained today to produce a second piece on the subject of character and the presidency, because my column provoked a lively debate among my readers, with some gratified by my effort and others disappointed by it.