Could the uproar of Tucker Carlson’s old comments make chastity cool again?

Published March 13, 2019 12:25pm ET



Tucker Carlson is a contrarian and a provocateur. These are both jobs that need to be done, but which are perilous. The need to be contrary can lead you into the error. The need to provoke can lead you into indecency.

But the virtue of contrarians and provocateurs is that they can free people to say true and important things which cut against elite and mass prejudices and taboos.

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