Port: Performative politicians make poor public servants

Port: Performative politicians make poor public servants

MINOT — In this oh-so-populist era, when, thanks to social media, anyone who wants to be can be the star of their own reality show, many politicians are more performers than public servants. Self-aggrandizement has always been a part of politics — the term "grandstanding" has been with us for a long time — but social media has allowed our political class to plumb new depths of narcissism. When lawmakers rise for floor speeches, they're often les…