The media continue to view Trump through a political lens when an entertainment lens would be more appropriate.

The line has blurred between politics and entertainment. Donald Trump simplistically — and dangerously — sees the world as one big reality show.

Getting voters' attention with politics and policy against the thrill of a reality show with a lead who whips up anger and chaos is a Herculean task.

"Truth is always stranger than fiction," notes this week's guest, Mike Lofgren. "It is also more urgently connected to the information we need to know to live as citizens. Yet fiction is more compelling."