The Importance of Fear in the Legislative Process

Sally Kohn: There's a lot of lingering bitterness around the COVID pandemic. She says we may cheer on those who ask us to disregard our normal lawmaking processes. Questions produced by those who indulge no criticism are rarely as good as ones produced after robust and uncensored debate, she says. Kohn: Some state legislatures are acting in some post-pandemic ways that I think reflect wisdom.