During the early 2000s, the television series The West Wing won over audiences with its portrayal of the inner workings of the White House and a level-headed, public service-oriented president. Now, after President Donald Trump invoked the beloved show,

Please read this as the compliment with which it is written: American politics have never felt cozier than in the halls of NBC’s “The West Wing.” Whereas most Americans today are rightfully cold and jaded about the democratic process, on Sept.