With the appointment of Steve Bannon as chief strategist and Counselor to the President, Trump made his final, full and frank descent into the dark world of right-wing paranoia, racism, anti-Semitism, white supremacy, nationalism, mendacity, fascism, and -- of course -- fantastic, nutty conspiracy theories.  Bannon has served as Trump's guarantor that he is fully committed the racist policies and rhetoric upon which he built his campaign.  Bannon's new appointment will remove the uncertainty of those who hoped, and of those who feared, that he might retreat from racism and fascism.  On the contrary, he's all in.