The miracle of shame to hold powerful people accountable
It’s difficult to pay attention to contemporary public life and not wonder how public figures get away with it. I don’t mean how do they get away with evasions, half-truths, partisan inconsistency and “spin.” These rhetorical tricks and petty hypocrisies are probably unavoidable in mass democracies. They are wearying, and can be demoralizing to folks…
