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An Unforgiving Polity

An Unforgiving Polity
Justice Brett Kavanaugh during the third day of his confirmation hearing at the Capitol on Sept. 6, 2018. Kavanaugh was confirmed to the Supreme Court by the Senate on Oct. 6, 2018. Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times
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In the bizarre lion’s den atmosphere of the Kavanaugh hearings, the full human meaning of partisan politics at the present time has never seemed so clear—we have witnessed what happens when a Christian understanding of justice and mercy no longer guides our leaders.
Every human soul is a mix of good and evil, and if you want to see the result when good no longer tempers evil with the spirit of repentance and forgiveness, look at the faces of the protesters outside the U.S. Capitol.
Mark Bauerlein
Mark Bauerlein
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Mark Bauerlein is an emeritus professor of English at Emory University. His work has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, The Weekly Standard, The Washington Post, the TLS, and the Chronicle of Higher Education.
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