One of the best essays I've read in a long time, superbly argued and written. The first paragraph alone should be printed and posted on the wall of every HS classroom. And then the utter evisceration of Douthat's tendentious punditry felt long overdue.

Yeah presumption of innocence is so 2023, ho ho ho

Thank you a thousand times for this line: "this approach sidesteps purity tests and the pursuit of an agreed-upon national message." Yes, this approach demands laser-like focus, all factions united into a single penetrating beam.

This sickening story should be read by every American.