What the Cult of Ruth Bader Ginsburg Got Wrong
25th November 2018
Mother Jones somehow let this article get published.
But Carmon, and others who’ve helped turn Ginsburg into a pop-culture icon, are deluding themselves. Ginsburg is a mere mortal. Falling down is the leading cause of accidental death in people over 85. The actuarial table is not in her favor. There’s a real possibility Ginsburg will not outlast the Trump administration or live long enough for a Democrat to replace her. The situation today is one many liberal lawyers feared years ago and worked hard to avert. But the feisty justice rebuffed them all, a decision that makes all the hero worship hard for some of us to stomach.
We anticipate a show trial and the public execution of Stephanie Mencimer any day now.