Weeks later, after the assassination of Charlie Kirk, a resolution to condemn his murder and reject political violence split the House. It is the essence of “situational outrage,” a moral double standard that condemns violence when it strikes their side but excuses, rationalizes, or even cheers violence when the victim is conservative. That Democratic leaders could not enforce unity on something as basic as rejecting political violence reveals who really calls the shots. Think about that -- a sitting member of Congress justified political assassination on the grounds that he or she disliked the victim’s speech. Either way, it highlights a dangerous trend: the left justifies situational outrage not only with rhetoric, but with “research” produced by activists disguised as scholars.