We all know how it goes. Someone posts something on social media. PC mobs deliberately misinterpret the meaning. Evil intention is attributed where none exists. The poster is “canceled” — and often forced to pay a real-life price. The coronavirus hasn’t put a stop to this — if anything, the mad dynamic has accelerated to a new level of madness.
Larry Alex Taunton is an author, cultural commentator, and freelance columnist contributing to USA TODAY, Fox News, First Things, The Atlantic, CNN, and The American Spectator. In addition to being a frequent radio and television guest, he is also the author of The Grace Effect and The Gospel Coalition Arts and Culture Book of the Year, The Faith of Christopher Hitchens. You can subscribe to his blog at larryalextaunton.com.
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