A Week in Politics #2
This has been a bleak and unsettling week - not simply because of the events themselves, but because of how quickly tragedy, technology and geopolitics are being distorted to serve power and grievance. From the exploitation of a young woman’s unnecessary death in the United States to bad-faith claims of censorship and terrifying rhetoric about Greenland, the common thread is a growing contempt for restraint, truth, and international law. For liberals, this is precisely the moment to insist on clarity, proportion, and principle. The Renee Nicole Good Incident: Tragedy Turned Into a Culture War Weapon The killing of Renee Nicole Good should have been treated first and foremost as what it is: a devastating act of violence against a woman, deserving of careful investigation with respect for her dignity and compassion for those who knew her. Instead, it has become yet another example of how quickly parts of American politics - and even our own media media - rush to judgement, scapegoating a...
