Born to Rant: Springsteen's Truth to Power Screed Is the Rallying Cry We Need | Guest Column

Shakespeare knew it centuries ago: "The lady doth protest too much, methinks." Trump's response to Bruce Springsteen's warnings given from a stage in Manchester came quick-loud, erratic, and dripping with grievance. Was this the voice of presidential confidence, or was it the howl of a man watching the walls close in? When power is secure, it whispers. When it's scared, it shouts. And Trump's over-the-top denials say the quiet part out loud: he's terrified. - On January 19, 1967, inside the cavernous walls of Studio One at EMI's Abbey Road Studios, John Lennon and Paul . . .