Articles like this miss the point. The question is not which of the two would do the worst things if given free rein. The real question is which of the two will be more likely to get away doing with the bad things they want to do.

A President Trump would have almost all of the political, media, intellectual and academic establishment opposed to him and watching him like a hawk from day one, looking for the first misstep. Even his “own” party establishment, regardless of what they say publicly, would be looking for the first opportunity to be rid of him.

President Hillary, on the other hand, can count on the unwavering support of her party establishment, the mainstream media, and much of the intellectual and academic establishment. Thus, even if Trump’s ideas are worse than hers, her still really-bad-ideas stand a much better chance of becoming reality. That is why, if forced to choose the “least bad” of two bad options, I would say that Trump is less bad.