If there is an upside to Donald Trump’s planned run for the presidency, it is that we will at last be treated to a public debate about his record as a businessman, his commercial practices, his stances on key issues and his ethics.

It may not turn out so well for him, of course. The political spotlight is brutal on the outspoken-man-of-commerce-turned-politician. Just ask Michael Bloomberg, or, better yet, ask Ross Perot.