Morning Jolt: The Current Moral Purge

Alexandra DeSanctis here. I’ll be filling in for Jim this week, notwithstanding what it says in your email inbox.

On the menu today: Outraged rioters spent the weekend indiscriminately toppling pretty much any statues they could get their hands on, President Trump returned to the campaign trail for a rally in Tulsa, and another quick reflection on the aftermath of the Supreme Court's Bostock ruling.

The Canceling Craze Carries On

In a column last week, my boss Rich Lowry made some astute points about why conservatives don't need to reflexively defend the continued presence of each and every Confederate monument, and I largely agreed with much of what he said.

I'm deeply uncomfortable with the notion that we can remove a few statues here and there as a means of atoning for the more unfortunate parts of our country's history by erasing all traces of them from public view. That prospect is even more unnerving these days, considering the moral panic ...

WITH JIM GERAGHTY June 22 2020 WITH JIM GERAGHTY June 22 2020 The Current Moral Purge Alexandra DeSanctis here. I’ll be filling in for Jim this week, notwithstanding what it says in your email inbox. On the menu today: Outraged rioters spent the weekend indiscriminately toppling pretty much any statues they could get their hands on, President Trump returned to the campaign trail for a rally in Tulsa, and another quick reflection on the aftermath of the Supreme Court's Bostock ruling. The Canceling Craze Carries On In a column last week, my boss Rich Lowry made some astute points about why conservatives don't need to reflexively defend the continued presence of each and every Confederate monument, and I largely agreed with much of what he said. I'm deeply uncomfortable with the notion that we can remove a few statues here and there as a means of atoning for the more unfortunate parts of our country's history by erasing all traces of them from public view. That prospect is even more unnerving these days, considering the moral panic ...   READ MORE

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