To do otherwise would be self-sabotage. On Saturday night, President-elect Trump announced that he is nominating Kash Patel — a former Trump administration official, top congressional staffer, and Justice Department national security lawyer — to lead the FBI. That is, the bureau’s current director, Christopher Wray, is to be fired before his presumptive ten-year term expires. By the time this news broke, I had already put to bed for publication on Monday a fairly long essay...