Source: Persuasion
by Luke Hallam
“In late November, Andrew Sullivan published a Substack post that has really stuck with me. Titled ‘The Question of Decency,’ Sullivan was writing in the aftermath of Donald Trump’s dehumanizing ‘Quiet, piggy’ comment to a female reporter on Air Force One. Sullivan was lamenting the extent to which American discourse has degraded, the way that cruelty and spite have become regular features of politics. He was also commenting on the extent to which the president of the United States himself is leading this new era of indecency. I was reminded of Sullivan’s article yesterday watching the news unfold of a U.S. citizen being shot dead by a federal agent in Minneapolis. The Trump administration’s reaction to the killing ranks as one of the most indecent displays of political cynicism and outright cruelty in recent memory.” (01/08/26)