Manipulating Context to Bring ‘Jim Crow’ to Bear

Voters stand in line to cast their ballots during the first day of early voting in the U.S. Senate runoffs at Lenora Park, in Atlanta, Ga., on Dec. 14, 2020. Tami Chappell/AFP via Getty Images

Commentary

Most people will know of the truism among sportsmen in all contact sports that it’s always the guy who hits back who gets penalized by the refs—because, unlike an aggressor who can pick his time to strike, he’s the one they’re most likely to see.