Commentary
Political legitimacy requires two things: the rule of law and the widespread, shared perception that the law is impartially applied. The first is largely a matter of process; the second is largely a matter of optics, public sentiment.
Then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (C) looks at her mobile phone in Hanoi, Vietnam, on July 23, 2010. Na Son Nguyen/AFP via Getty Images
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Roger Kimball
Author
Roger Kimball is the editor and publisher of The New Criterion and publisher of Encounter Books. His most recent book is “Where Next? Western Civilization at the Crossroads.”
