(Don’t) Speak Your Truth

Hundreds of protesters occupy the center steps of the East Front of the U.S. Capitol after breaking through barricades to demonstrate against the confirmation of Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh Oct. 06, 2018 in Washington.Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

Commentary

Has anyone else noticed the rapidity with which this bit of rhetoric—“speak your truth”—has crept into the cultural firmament? I first took note of it last year, and now, like the proverbial buzzing of a light fixture, I can’t stop hearing it.