A question for Brett Kavanaugh: who gets a second chance? | Arwa Mahdawi

The man who wept angrily when people judged him for his past appears not to want others to have the opportunity to change

Let me tell you a tale of two Bretts. The first is supreme court justice Brett Kavanaugh. In 2018 Kavanaugh was credibly accused of committing sexual assault when he was a 17-year-old; a culture war promptly broke out. Liberals largely argued that the accusations should preclude Kavanaugh from a lifetime appointment on the supreme court. The right, meanwhile, cried cancel culture". Even if Kavanaugh was guilty of what he was being accused of, they argued, what you did as a teenager shouldn't ruin the rest of your life.