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The Kavanaugh Accusation: A Defining Moment for #MeToo

The Kavanaugh Accusation: A Defining Moment for #MeToo
Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh on Capitol Hill in Wash., on Sept. 6, 2018. Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times
Mark Hendrickson
Mark Hendrickson
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What is #MeToo’s mission? Is it to work for a reduction of abusive sexual behavior and to promote greater respect for each other, or is it to weaponize sex for partisan, ideological purposes? We may find out this week.

Just last week, I wrote in support of #MeToo’s efforts to curb predatory sexual behavior, saying that they could be more effective and helpful if they would dare to challenge the rich and socially accepted purveyors (Hollywood, Playboy, et al.) of socially corrosive sexual titillation.
Mark Hendrickson
Mark Hendrickson
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Mark Hendrickson is an economist who retired from the faculty of Grove City College in Pennsylvania, where he remains fellow for economic and social policy at the Institute for Faith and Freedom. He is the author of several books on topics as varied as American economic history, anonymous characters in the Bible, the wealth inequality issue, and climate change, among others.