I naively believed that American society had progressed far enough from the 1950's that George Wallace could never become president today. Obviously, I was wrong.

Whenever I think about those people who voted for Donald Trump, I keep wondering how they justified his racist beliefs and behaviors. I've read articles that state all of Trump's voters can't be painted with the same brush, but I disagree. An acceptance of racism and sexism must have existed on some level in order for his voters to s...