Selective Outrage
By Nick Anderson
Tue, Sep 16, 2025 • 10:01 PM
Charlie Kirk’s assassination was heinous. No one should celebrate it. But the Republican outrage machine that has now roared to life in his name? That’s a tragedy of another kind: a morality play so hollow you can hear the echo. Stephen Miller is suddenly channeling Liam Neeson, vowing to “identify, disrupt, dismantle, and destroy” a supposed left-wing terror network “in Charlie’s name.” JD Vance, looking like a man auditioning for sainthood, is demanding that conservatives call the boss of anyone who dares post a joke about Kirk online. This from the same crew that thought Paul Pelosi’s cracked skull was comedy gold and turned a violent home invasion into social media punchlines. Forgive me if I don’t buy the piety.
