The world always provides ample opportunity to witness vile, sexist treatment of women in the public sphere, but the kick-off of the 2016 presidential campaign reminds us that women are never so threatening as when they play a part in the political process.

Certainly, former U.S. Senator and Secretary of State and presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton receives more than her fair share of hateful trolling from commentators and the Twitterati. But the more startling recent victim of abhorrent treatment is Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly, who butted heads with GOP presidential candidate and executive platinum blowhard Donald Trump at the Aug. 6 Republican debate.

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