The Cult of Ashli Babbitt

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I am very tired and very happy.

At CPAC Dallas last August, I wrote an article about fear and humanity and January 6th and it was fine. It’s a fine article. But it wasn’t what I wanted it to be. I couldn’t articulate the problem, definitely did not know how to fix it, and have just sort of avoided it ever since. I felt like I let my interview subject down and let something important slip through my fingers.

This time, I found myself writing about the same thing from a different angle. And it just…clicked. I found it. I think maybe I wasn’t brave enough last time to follow through to the logical conclusion, or maybe I was just too tired and too sad, I don’t know. But this time is different. This time, I think I got it right.

You can read my latest article here:

For once, I don’t care if everyone hates it; In fact, I kind of hope certain types of people do. I don’t know if this is the best thing I’ve written—probably not—but I think it is the most good thing. Morally speaking. If that makes sense.

Forgive me: I’m very tired and very sentimental. Perhaps this will all look silly tomorrow. For now, though, I’m going to curl up in bed and watch Physical 100 until I fall asleep. Or finish it. Or get hungry.

Good night

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