Misplaced certainty on Kavanaugh and #MeToo

Published September 26, 2018 11:32am ET



I don’t know if Brett Kavanaugh is innocent or guilty. I want to believe he’s innocent, but I once believed Bill Cosby and Bill Clinton were innocent. So when it comes allegations of sexual misconduct, I’m not going to be a cheerleader for one side or other. Instead, I’ll wait until I see the evidence before I make a judgment.

That may seem like common sense, but there’s a new argument among liberal feminists that asserts accusers should be believed, no questions asked. I grew up surrounded by women, which I think helps give me plenty of respect and empathy for women who have been traumatized by abusive men. Sexual predators have no business being on the street (much less the Supreme Court). But it is not a myth that women sometimes falsely accuse men.

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