The Senate needs a new process for handling allegations against a nominee, not a one-time fix to the specific problems on display on Thursday.

In Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s hearing, the Senate Judiciary Committee proved that they were incapable of investigating the allegations against him. There were few questions of substance asked. Senators preferred posturing for the camera to drilling down on details. The real issue on trial seemed to be the handling of the allegations shared with Democrats by Christine Blasey Ford rather than the allegations themselves. And the entire process was driven by partisan anger.